奉子成婚

Chinese

		to receive (from superior); to offer; to revere	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight	to get married
simp. and trad. (奉子成婚)		奉	子	成婚

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fèngzǐchénghūn

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄥˋ ㄗˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fung⁶ zi² sing⁴ fan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: fèngzǐchénghūn
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄥˋ ㄗˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fenqtzyychernghuen
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fòngzǐhchénghun
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xwən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fung⁶ zi² sing⁴ fan¹
  - Yale: fuhng jí sìhng fān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fung⁶ dzi² sing⁴ fan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fung⁶ ji² xing⁴ fen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ²² t͡siː³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ fɐn⁵⁵/

Idiom

奉子成婚

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

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