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shim-pua marriages

shim-pua marriages is the plural of shim-pua marriage.

Meaning of shim-pua marriage

Noun

shim-pua marriage (countable and uncountable, plural shim-pua marriages)

  1. A traditional form of arranged marriage in China, in which a family adopted a preadolescent daughter as a future bride for one of their preadolescent (usually infant) sons, and raised these children together.

Questions about shim-pua marriages

What is shim-pua marriages the plural of?
Shim-pua marriages is the plural of shim-pua marriage.

Words near shim-pua marriages in the dictionary

  1. shily
  2. shim
  3. Shim Sham
  4. Shim Shams
  5. shim-pua marriage
  6. shim-pua marriages
  7. Shima
  8. shimaal
  9. shimaals
  10. Shimabara
  11. Shimabaras

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