形婚
xíng hūn
Pinyin

Definition

形婚
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xíng hūn
  1. sham marriage, esp. a marriage between a gay man and a lesbian arranged in response to parental expectations of a conventional marriage
  2. abbr. for 形式婚姻

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

婚
hūn
  1. 1 to marry
  2. 2 marriage
  3. 3 wedding
  4. 4 to take a wife
婚姻
hūn yīn
  1. 1 matrimony
  2. 2 wedding
  3. 3 marriage
  4. 4 CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],次[cì]
婚礼
hūn lǐ
  1. 1 wedding ceremony
  2. 2 wedding
  3. 3 CL:場|场[chǎng]
婚纱
hūn shā
  1. 1 wedding dress
  2. 2 CL:身[shēn]
形容
xíng róng
  1. 1 to describe
  2. 2 description
  3. 3 appearance
  4. 4 look
形式
xíng shì
  1. 1 outer appearance
  2. 2 form
  3. 3 shape
  4. 4 formality
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
形成
xíng chéng
  1. 1 to form
  2. 2 to take shape
形象
xíng xiàng
  1. 1 image
  2. 2 form
  3. 3 figure
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 visualization
  6. 6 vivid
结婚
jié hūn
  1. 1 to marry
  2. 2 to get married
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
变形
biàn xíng
  1. 1 deformation
  2. 2 to become deformed
  3. 3 to change shape
  4. 4 to morph
离婚
lí hūn
  1. 1 to divorce
  2. 2 divorced from (one's spouse)
三角形
sān jiǎo xíng
  1. 1 triangle
人形
rén xíng
  1. 1 human shape
  2. 2 in human form
  3. 3 of human appearance
  4. 4 doll
  5. 5 puppet
原形
yuán xíng
  1. 1 original shape
  2. 2 true appearance (under the disguise)
  3. 3 true character
圆形
yuán xíng
  1. 1 round
  2. 2 circular
图形
tú xíng
  1. 1 picture
  2. 2 figure
  3. 3 diagram
  4. 4 graph
  5. 5 depiction
  6. 6 graphical
地形
dì xíng
  1. 1 topography
  2. 2 terrain
  3. 3 landform
外形
wài xíng
  1. 1 figure
  2. 2 shape
  3. 3 external form
  4. 4 contour
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly
婚前
hūn qián
  1. 1 premarital
  2. 2 prenuptial

Idioms (17)

原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
  1. 1 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
喜形于色
xǐ xíng yú sè
  1. 1 face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
因孕而婚
yīn yùn ér hūn
  1. 1 shotgun wedding (idiom)
土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái
  1. 1 earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng
  1. 1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly
宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
  1. 1 rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
小别胜新婚
xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn
  1. 1 reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
  2. 2 absence makes the heart grow fonder
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
  1. 1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
形同虚设
xíng tóng xū shè
  1. 1 to exist in name only
  2. 2 empty shell
  3. 3 useless (idiom)
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
  1. 1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
  2. 2 extremely sad and lonely
形影相随
xíng yǐng xiāng suí
  1. 1 lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. inseparable
怒形于色
nù xíng yú sè
  1. 1 to betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face
放浪形骸
fàng làng xíng hái
  1. 1 to abandon all restraint (idiom)
相形见绌
xiāng xíng jiàn chù
  1. 1 to pale by comparison (idiom)
神劳形瘁
shén láo xíng cuì
  1. 1 to be completely drained both emotionally and physically (idiom)
自惭形秽
zì cán xíng huì
  1. 1 to feel ashamed of one's inferiority (idiom)
  2. 2 to feel inferior

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