指腹为婚

zhǐ fù wéi hūn

ㄓˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄣ

成语信息

  • 用法紧缩式;作谓语、定语;指家长包揽婚姻
  • 年代古代成语
  • 英文propose a marriage by pointing to the stomach -- an old practice of marriage had been engaged to each other before they were born

释义

在怀孕时就为子女定下婚约。

出处

《魏书·王宝兴传》:“汝等将来所生,皆我之自出,可指腹为亲。”

例句

彼时九王爷因娘娘又怀身孕,曾与骆老爷~,倘生郡主,情愿与骆公子再续前姻。 ★清·李汝珍《镜花缘》第五十六回

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