marry into sb . 's house in an open , correct manner(míng méi zhèng qǔ)

marry into sb . 's house in an open , correct manner

It's a Chinese idiom,

The Pinyin is: m í NGM é izh è ngq ǔ,

Explanation: a public and proper marriage ceremony at the command of the parents and the words of the matchmaker.

Entry

marry into sb . 's house in an open , correct manner

Pinyin

míngméizhèngqǔ

Citation explanation

Ming, Zheng: to describe being upright and bright. They are married in an open and proper ceremony at the order of their parents and at the words of the matchmaker. The fourth fold of Guan Hanqing's "save the wind and dust" in Yuan Dynasty: "now I have the proof to protect my relatives. How can I be regarded as his plan to rob my relatives? There is a matchmaker who marries openly, which is against the common customs." Ming Zhu Quan's Jing Chai Ji (Part 29): I married you in the first place, but I didn't have a secret affair. Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty, Volume I of ancient and modern novels: "on the first marriage, Wang's family was in the front, only because of a break, this Ping's family was married by Ming Dynasty matchmaker, and Ping's family was one year older, so Ping's family was the main family, while Wang's family was the side family, and the two sisters matched." Chapter 68 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: I advise you to have some money. We are not married. That's why he seldom had a good man to treat you like this.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: mingmatchmaker Zhengli antonym: private life

Idiom usage

It refers to formal marriage.

Chinese PinYin : míng méi zhèng qǔ