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做媒

Mandarin · pinyin zuò méi

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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zou6 mui2

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verb

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

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