迎娶
jing4 ceoi2yíng qǔ
English
- (of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony
- (fig.) to take as one's wife; to marry (a woman)
- the bulk of marrying ceremony
- to marry, used when initiated by the groom
粵語 — Cantonese
- 婚禮嘅整個過程,例如撒花,交杯等
- 結婚,由男方作主動
Examples
呢個富豪迎娶咗果個女星。
That tycoon married this movie star.
而家有唔少新人都覺得迎娶好麻煩。
More and more couples feel that marriage ceremony is too cumbersome for them.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk