银婚 (yín hūn) — silver wedding anniversary (25th anniversary) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

银婚 specifically refers to the 25th wedding anniversary — the silver milestone. Not used for any other anniversary year.

noun

silver wedding anniversary (25th anniversary)

Examples

银婚，。
Xià ge yuè shì tā men de yín hūn, tā men dǎ suàn bàn yí gè pài duì.
Next month is their silver wedding anniversary, and they plan to throw a party.
银婚，。
Yé ye nǎi nai jīn nián qìng zhù yín hūn, quán jiā rén dōu hěn gāo xìng.
Grandpa and Grandma are celebrating their silver wedding anniversary this year, and the whole family is very happy.
，银婚。
Tā men jié hūn èr shí wǔ nián le, mǎ shàng jiù yào dào yín hūn le.
They have been married for 25 years, and their silver wedding anniversary is coming soon.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

婚hūnmarriage

银 and 婚 give the silver wedding anniversary.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 銀; 银 is its simplified writing.

金艮銀

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

艮

艮gèn銀yín

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 銀 has 金, meaning metal, and 艮, used for the sound; the simplified 银 is a shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

女昏婚

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

昏

昏hūn婚hūn

Same sound today

婚 uses 女 (woman) for the meaning and 昏 for the sound hūn.

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