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裸婚

Mandarin · pinyin luǒ hūn

lit. naked wedding
no-frills civil wedding ceremony lacking a material foundation: no car, house, reception, rings, or honeymoon

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裸: luǒ · bare, nude; undress, strip
婚: hūn · get married; marriage, wedding

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3–1 · luo3 hun1

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lo2 fan1

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(neologism, slang) to get married when the pair still lacks a solid material foundation (i.e. no car, no house, no ceremony, etc.); to have a no-frills wedding or marriage

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