{"id":1486,"date":"2014-01-17T08:36:28","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T08:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/?p=1486"},"modified":"2015-02-18T15:34:19","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T15:34:19","slug":"learn-chinese-about-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/learn-chinese-about-marriage.html","title":{"rendered":"Would You Marry Me?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marriage is one of the most significant things in a person\u2019s life. In Chinese, \u201c\u5a5a\u201d(h\u016bn) is the literal meaning of marriage. This Chinese character has two parts, that is to say, \u201c\u5973\u201d(n\u01da) and \u201c\u660f\u201d(h\u016bn). \u201c\u5973\u201d(n\u01da) means a woman and \u201c\u660f\u201d(h\u016bn) means at dusk. Ancient Chinese people got married at dusk so that is why the Chinese character \u201c\u5a5a\u201d(h\u016bn) is written in this way. At this time we would like to share some words related with marriage in Chinese and if you have an interest or want to start a relationship with a Chinese girl or boy, these would be good for you to learn.<\/p>\n<p>When a man wants to marry with a woman, he will make a proposal first and that is called \u201c\u6c42\u5a5a\u201d(qi\u00fa h\u016bn). The traditional way is that the man will go down on one knee and ask \u201cWould you marry me?\u201d and that in Chinese is \u201c\u4f60\u613f\u610f\u5ac1\u7ed9\u6211\u5417\uff1f\u201d\uff08N\u01d0 yu\u00e0n y\u00ec ji\u00e0 g\u011bi w\u01d2 ma?. After that, if the woman agrees, they will have an engagement and that is translated as: \u201c\u8ba2\u5a5a\u201d\uff08d\u00ecng h\u016bn). Then they will get married and we say, \u201c\u7ed3\u5a5a\u201d\uff08ji\u00e9 h\u016bn) in Chinese. When people get married, they always have a wedding which is called \u201c\u5a5a\u793c\u201d(h\u016bn l\u01d0) . If the couple cannot get along with each other after the marriage and they cannot stand one another anymore, they may divorce from each other and that is translated as: \u201c\u79bb\u5a5a\u201d(l\u00edh\u016bn) in Chinese. So you see the procedure in one\u2019s marriage:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u6c42\u5a5a(qi\u00fa h\u016bn)\u2192\u8ba2\u5a5a\uff08d\u00ecng h\u016bn)\u2192\u7ed3\u5a5a\uff08ji\u00e9 h\u016bn)\u2192\u5a5a\u793c(h\u016bn l\u01d0)\u2192\u79bb\u5a5a(l\u00edh\u016bn).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But we do not hope the last section \u201c\u79bb\u5a5a\u201d(l\u00edh\u016bn) is contained in a person\u2019s marriage. We also have some congratulation words in Chinese to learn, such as:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u65b0\u5a5a\u5feb\u4e50\u3002<\/span>\uff08X\u012bn h\u016bn ku\u00e0i l\u00e8\uff09<br \/>\nHappy wedding day<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u795d\u4f60\u4eec\u767d\u5934\u5055\u8001\uff0c\u6c38\u7ed3\u540c\u5fc3\u3002<\/span>(Zh\u00f9 n\u01d0 men b\u00e1i t\u00f3u xi\u00e9 l\u01ceo, y\u01d2ng ji\u00e9 t\u00f3ng x\u012bn)<br \/>\nI wish you live to old age in conjugal bliss and to be of one mind forever.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u767e\u5e74\u597d\u5408\uff0c\u5fc3\u5fc3\u76f8\u5370\u3002<\/span>(B\u01cei ni\u00e1n h\u01ceo h\u00e9, x\u012bn x\u012bn xi\u0101ng y\u00ecn)<br \/>\nA harmonious marriage lasting a hundred years and have mutual affinity.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u65e9\u751f\u8d35\u5b50\u3002<\/span>\uff08Z\u01ceo sh\u0113ng gu\u00ec z\u01d0\uff09<br \/>\nWishing you get early offspring<\/p>\n<p>And do you remember how to make a proposal in Chinese? We have talked one sentence above and now let us read together.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u4f60\u613f\u610f\u5ac1\u7ed9\u6211\u5417\uff1f<\/span>\uff08N\u01d0 yu\u00e0n y\u00ec ji\u00e0 g\u011bi w\u01d2 ma?\uff09<br \/>\nWould you marry me?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u6211\u613f\u610f\u3002<\/span>\uff08w\u01d2 yu\u00e0n y\u00ec\uff09<br \/>\nI do<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u5ac1\u7ed9\u6211\u5427\u3002<\/span>\uff08ji\u00e0 g\u011bi w\u01d2 ba\uff09<br \/>\nMarry me please.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u54b1\u4eec\u7ed3\u5a5a\u5427\u3002<\/span>\uff08Z\u00e1n men ji\u00e9 h\u016bn ba\uff09<br \/>\nLet us get married.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marriage is one of the most significant things in a person\u2019s life. In Chinese, \u201c\u5a5a\u201d(h\u016bn) is the literal meaning of marriage. 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