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傧相 (bīn xiàng) — wedding attendant (best man, groomsman, bridesmaid, or maid of honor)

Definition

A traditional/formal term for the wedding attendant who assists the bride or groom (best man, groomsman, bridesmaid, or maid of honor). In everyday speech, people usually just say 伴娘 or 伴郎 instead.

noun
wedding attendant (best man, groomsman, bridesmaid, or maid of honor)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • ，傧相。
    Tā shì wǒ zuì hǎo de péng you, suǒ yǐ qǐng tā lái dāng wǒ de bīn xiàng.
    He is my best friend, so I asked him to be my best man.
  • ，傧相。
    Jiě jie jié hūn de shí hou, wǒ zuò tā de bīn xiàng.
    When my sister got married, I was her maid of honor.
  • ，傧相。
    Hūn lǐ shàng, bīn xiàng yào bāng xīn niáng xīn láng ná dōng xī.
    At the wedding, the attendants help the bride and groom carry things.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

傧bīnguest guide
相xiāngassistant

傧 'guest guide' and 相 'assistant' together mean a wedding attendant.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 相, 目 is an eye and 木 is a tree, showing an eye looking at a tree; this originally meant “to observe.”

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Appears in
Romance & Marriage

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