- (literary) (of a young lady) to be awaiting betrothal
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- (literary) (of a young lady) to be awaiting betrothal
This expression is often used in a literary context to describe a young woman who is in a state of waiting for marriage, typically indicating that she is of an appropriate age and status to be courted or proposed to.
She has been awaiting betrothal, looking forward to the right person to propose.
In ancient times, many young women were in a state of awaiting betrothal, waiting for their destiny.
Generated collocations (experimental)
dài zì待字guī闺Zhōng中to remain in seclusion waiting for betrothaldài zì待字de的shào nǚ少女a young lady awaiting betrothaldài zì待字shēng yá生涯a life of awaiting betrothaldāi待zì字qī期the period of awaiting betrothaldài zì待字de的shí guāng时光the time spent awaiting betrothaldài zì待字dāi待jià嫁awaiting to be marrieddài zì待字zhī之Měi美the beauty of awaiting betrothaldài zì待字de的guāng yīn光阴the time of waiting for betrothal