marriage according to all the traditional rules(sān méi liù zhèng)

marriage according to all the traditional rules

Three matchmakers and six proofs, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ā nm é Ili ù zh è ng, which means generally referring to the introducer in the old marriage. Three matchmakers and six proofs are the solemnity of the engagement. It comes from Sheng Jin Ge, Minister of Wuhan in Yuan Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The second discount of "Shengjin Pavilion" written by Wuhan minister in Yuan Dynasty: "I married a wife in person with big tea and small gifts, three matchmakers and six certificates."

Idiom usage

The marriage contract is solemn. The matchmaker turned out to be Xiaodan alone, and the Liu family pieced together two more people because they wanted to conform to the old saying of "three matchmakers and six proofs". Zhao Shuli's evil does not oppress the right

Idiom story

In the past, in a village, there lived a young man named the bridegroom. He lived alone, in three cottages, and lived by opening a restaurant. The bridegroom is very talented. People in three li and five townships will ask him for anything difficult. He put up a sign on his door, which said: "if you have ambition, you will not live for a hundred years." Three cobblers went to the temple fair. On this day, they passed by the bridegroom's house and saw a wooden sign that said, "if you have no ambition, you will live a hundred years in vain.". A cobbler said, "it's a lot of breath. Go in and have a look." As soon as the three of them walked in, the bridegroom came out to greet them and politely said, "three brothers, come and sit in the room." He moved the stool and poured the tea. He was busy: "what's the matter, three brothers?" "It's OK. We passed by the door and saw that the sign was very civilized. I want to ask you to do something. I wonder if we can do it?" "Let people give way to the end, send people home. If you have something to do, just say it. " The cobbler said, "I want a bun the size of the sun." The second cobbler said, "I want a jar of oil from Haida." The cobbler said, "weave me a piece of cloth that long." The bridegroom laughed and said, "three brothers, how long will it take?" Three people a discussion, well, time is not too long, night long dream, said: "three days." Then the three left. On the third day, the three came early and called out, "is the bridegroom at home?" "Yes." The cobbler asked, "what happened to the steamed bun I asked for?" The bridegroom said leisurely: "I'll give you the noodles. You can measure how big the sun is and make sure I steam it." The cobbler was so silly that he said, "no, no, you can steam as much as you like." The second cobbler said, "have you finished a jar of oil from Haida?" "You bring the urn here, and I'll fill you with oil." On hearing this, the second cobbler said, "I wanted to embarrass you, but you can't help me. Don't worry about it." The cobbler asked again, "have you finished weaving the cloth I want?" "How many feet you measure the road, I have a good head when I weave it!" Three cobblers a listen to also Chi a smile, shake a head to say: "don't want, don't want." The bridegroom knew that they meant to be difficult. Seeing that they had nothing to say, he said, "three brothers, I've heard that you've read a lot. I'd like to ask you to do something today." "If you have something, just say it." The bridegroom said, "I want six certificates. Buy them for me." Three people listen, you look at me, I look at you, do not know, called six card, also embarrassed to ask. Three people secretly discuss, go to other places < I > to listen to < / I >, can't let him see we have no ability. No one knows where they go or inquire. One day, I came to a mountain called Huanghua Mountain. I saw a pretty girl washing her clothes. They came forward to give a gift and said, "excuse me, elder sister, do you have six certificates in your village? If so, how much will it cost? " When the girl heard this, she laughed: "I have six certificates in my family." This girl is Chen Niang. She is also a talented woman. Back at home, she rummaged through the boxes and picked up six things: scissors, comb, mirror, bucket, scale and abacus. He also explained to the three cobblers, "the proof is to cut clothes and scissors, the proof is to comb hair and comb, the proof is to look in the mirror, the proof is to weigh the weight, the proof is to fight over rice and flour, the proof is to settle accounts and abacus. These are the six proofs." After listening to Chen Niang's methodical talk, they admired her very much and said, "we've been looking for it for so many days. We don't want to come here to find it. How much does it cost?" Not a cent. I just want to ask, "who are you looking for?" To a young man called the bridegroom "Oh, come here to see me if you have anything to do in the future." "what's the name of the girl?" My name is Chen Niang The three came back happily with six certificates. When they saw the bridegroom hand in the things, they said, "do you think this is six certificates?" "Yes, exactly. Where did you buy it?" "In Huanghua Mountain, Chen Niang gave it to me." "How old are you?" "Eighteen or nine." "Three brothers, please run again." "All right." "Bring her a few words." The bridegroom said and wrote: "Yinshi thinks that the moon is to the west, the food is in the garden, and the water is in the stream. There's rice at home, nobody cooks it, a pillow on the bed, and a wife. " The bridegroom. He folded and folded and gave it to them. the three go straight to Huanghua Mountain and find Chen Niang. After reading the letter, she laughed, took out a pen to write such a few sentences: "there is no beam in the house, no purlin, no wall, warm in winter and cool in summer, a natural stone wall." The cobbler came back and gave the letter to the bridegroom. The bridegroom took it apart and laughed: "thank you, three brothers. Don't worry about this." How clever the bridegroom is! As soon as you see, Chen Niang lives in a stone cave and invites him to speak. He hurriedly packed up to find Chen Niang. I went to a mountain and met a girl in front of a stone cave. He came forward to salute: "ask about a person, have you ever known?" The girl said, "come on, I know all the names in this area." "There is a woman named Chen Niang. Where does she live?" "You are..." "My name is the bride." The girl blushed: "I'm not Chen Niang." "You call me easy to find!" "You make me look forward to it!" That night, they got married in the cave. The bridegroom said, "don't call me Chen Niang. I'll call you the bride later." From here, people call newly married men and women bridegroom and bride, and call them into the bridal chamber on the first night of marriage. Entering the cave house is actually entering the cave. The theory of "three matchmaking and six proofs" also came into being here.

Chinese PinYin : sān méi liù zhèng