xuất giá

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 出嫁, composed of 出 (“to let out”) and 嫁 (“to marry”)

Verb

xuất giá

  1. (archaic, now literary or humorous, of a woman) to be married off

Usage notes

Not to be confused with xuất gia (“to be ordained into the Buddhist priesthood”).

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