媒妁之言méi shuò zhī yánbe arranged by go betweens; matcher’s word
❍ 这似乎是很有悖于“父母之命，～”的婚姻，对于旧习惯是有些反对的意思的，……(鲁迅《中国小说史略》300) This seems counter to tradition and the idea that matches should be arranged by go-betweens according to the wishes of the parents. 媒妁之言mei shuo zhi yangood advice of a matchmaker |