婚姻的長度與婚宴的花費負相關。

The length of a marriage is inversely proportional to the cost of the wedding.

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Sentence Composition

1 婚姻 hūnyīn marriage; matrimony

classifiers: 樁, 次
=2 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=2 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=2 的 dí really and truly
=2 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
3 長度 chángdù length
=4 與 yú variant of 歟 yú
=4 與 yǔ
  1. and
  2. to give
  3. together with
=4 與 yù to take part in
5 婚宴 hūnyàn wedding reception
=6 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=6 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=6 的 dí really and truly
=6 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=7 花費 huāfèi
  1. expense
  2. cost
  3. to spend (time or money)
  4. expenditure
=7 花費 huāfei expense; cost; expenditure
8 負相關 fùxiāngguān negative correlation