shim-pua marriage

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounshim-pua marriage (countable and uncountable, plural shim-pua marriages)

plural shim-pua marriages

  1. countableuncountableA 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.
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