紅娘

红娘
hóngniáng
matchmaker

CEDICT

  1. (chiefly female) matchmaker
  2. matchmaker

Wiktionary

唐元稹所著傳奇小說《鶯鶯傳》中的人物。為崔鶯鶯婢女，從中撮合張生與鶯鶯的一段姻緣。後用為婢女的稱呼，或稱撮合男女的媒人。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 紅 hóng
  1. red
  2. popular
  3. revolutionary
  4. bonus
=2 娘 niáng
  1. mother
  2. young lady
  3. (coll.) effeminate
=2 娘 niáng variant of 娘 niáng

Containing this entry

紅娘魚 hóngniángyú

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