"shim-pua marriage" meaning in All languages combined

See shim-pua marriage on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: shim-pua marriages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|head=shim-pua marriage}} shim-pua marriage (countable and uncountable, plural shim-pua marriages)
  1. A traditional form of arranged marriage in China, in which a family adopted a preadolescent daughter as a future bride for one of their preadolescent (usually infant) sons, and raised these children together. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-shim-pua_marriage-en-noun-SArCgwFA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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