抱布贸丝bào bù mào sīcarry cloth to exchange it for s ilk—find an excuse to make proposals to a girl or woman
❍ 氓之蚩蚩，～。匪来贸丝，来即我谋。(《诗经·卫风·氓》) A simple-looking lad you were,|Carrying cloth to exchange it for silk. |But you came not so to purchase silk; |You came to make proposals to me. 抱布贸丝bào bù mào sī贸：交易。指市场上以物易物的行为，也指男性为追求某女子而与其接近。barter,a man being close to a woman for marrying her |