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做媒

Mandarin · pinyin zuò méi

Meanings

  1. to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)
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做
zuò · work, make; act
媒
méi · go-between, matchmaker; medium
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4–2 · zuo4 mei2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zou6 mui2

Cantonese word readings for 做媒. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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zou6 mui4

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verb

  1. to be a matchmaker or go-between (between prospective marriage partners)
  2. (Cantonese) to pretend to be a member of the public and make fake purchases

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