奉子成婚

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Chinese

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to receive (from superior); to offer; to revere
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
to get married
trad. (奉子成婚) 成婚
simp. #(奉子成婚) 成婚
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Etymology

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Near-homophone of 奉旨成婚 (“to follow the imperial edict to become married”).

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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奉子成婚

  1. shotgun wedding; shotgun marriage; to get married because of pregnancy