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拜baai3天tin1地dei6

baai3 tin1 dei6bài tiān dì

English

  1. to worship heaven and earth
  2. ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony
  3. also called 拜堂
  4. worshiping the sky and the earth, a ritual in a traditional Chinese-style wedding

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 傳統中式婚禮中嘅儀式,源於對天地嘅崇拜;新人會參拜天地,請天地見證

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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