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拜堂

Mandarin · pinyin bài táng

ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony
same as 拜天地

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拜: bài · do obeisance, bow, kowtow
堂: táng · hall; government office

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4–2 · bai4 tang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baai3 tong4

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verb · Etymology 1

(of bride and groom) to ritually kneel to heaven, earth, and ancestors in a traditional wedding ceremony; to make ceremonial obeisances; to perform the marriage ceremony

noun · Etymology 2

(Hokkien) church (building) (Classifier: 間／间 mn)
(Jinhua Wu) plot of land in front of a grave

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