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奉子成婚

Mandarin · pinyin fèng zǐ chéng hūn

to marry after getting pregnant

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奉: fèng · offer; receive; serve; respect
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
婚: hūn · get married; marriage, wedding

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4–3–2–1 · feng4 zi3 cheng2 hun1

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fung6 zi2 sing4 fan1

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(idiomatic) shotgun wedding; shotgun marriage; to get married because of pregnancy

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