媒婆 (méi pó) — female matchmaker
Definition
媒婆 is a traditional female matchmaker who arranged marriages, especially in older or rural China. The word has a folk, slightly old-fashioned flavor — not a modern dating term.
noun
female matchmaker
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ,媒婆。Zài gǔ dài, méi pó tōng cháng huì bāng zhù nián qīng rén zhǎo dào hé shì de jié hūn duì xiàng.In ancient times, matchmakers would help young people find suitable marriage partners.
- 媒婆,。Zhè wèi méi pó fēi cháng yǒu jīng yàn, yǐ jīng cù chéng le hěn duō měi mǎn de hūn yīn.This matchmaker is very experienced and has facilitated many happy marriages.
- ,媒婆。Suí zhe shí dài de biàn huà, méi pó zhè ge zhí yè zài xiàn dài shè huì yǐ jīng hěn shǎo jiàn le.As times change, the profession of matchmaker has become rare in modern society.
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