指腹为婚 in English zhi3 fu4 wei2 hun1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to propose the future marriage of two unborn babies on condition that one turns out to be a boy, and the other, a girl (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

指 腹 为 婚

Traditional Characters

指 腹 為 婚

Pinyin

zhi3 fu4 wei2 hun1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

指zhi3finger 腹fu4abdomen 为wei4as (in the capacity of) 婚hun1to marry