下嫁
Chinese
under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
marry (a husband) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (下嫁) | 下 | 嫁 | |
| simp. #(下嫁) | 下 | 嫁 | |
Pronunciation
Verb
下嫁
- (of a woman) to marry beneath oneself; to marry someone in a lower social class than oneself; to marry a humble man
- 雖則王姬亦下嫁於諸侯，車服不繫其夫，下王后一等。猶執婦道，以成肅雝之德也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Preface to Mao's Odes (Commentary on the Classic of Poetry), mid 2nd century BCE
- Suīzé wángjī yì xiàjià yú zhūhóu, chēfú bù jì qí fū, xià wánghòu yīděng. Yóu zhí fùdào, yǐ chéng sùyōng zhī dé yě. [Pinyin]
- Though she was thus of royal birth, and in descending to marry one of the princes, she was not restricted in her carriages and robes by her husband's rank, and they were only one degree inferior to the queen's, yet she was firmly observant of wifely duty, and displayed the virtues of reverence and harmony.
虽则王姬亦下嫁于诸侯，车服不系其夫，下王后一等。犹执妇道，以成肃雍之德也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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