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  2. Chinese kinship - Wikipedia

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    These relationships were precisely named and differentiated. The kinship system influences every aspect of Chinese custom and morality [2] [3] and even law - the rights and duties they entailed were even enshrined in the legal codes of the Ming and Qing dynasties, so that gross violation could invite legal sanction. [4] [5]

  3. Traditional Chinese marriage - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Chinese marriage (Chinese: 婚姻; pinyin: hūnyīn) is a ceremonial ritual within Chinese societies that involves not only a union between spouses but also a union between the two families of a man and a woman, sometimes established by pre-arrangement between families. Marriage and family are inextricably linked, which involves the ...

  4. Kinship terminology - Wikipedia

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    Kinship terminology is the system used in languages to refer to the persons to whom an individual is related through kinship.Different societies classify kinship relations differently and therefore use different systems of kinship terminology; for example, some languages distinguish between consanguine and affinal uncles (i.e. the brothers of one's parents and the husbands of the sisters of ...

  5. 125 Maybe-Kinda Cringey but Extremely Cute Nicknames to ... - AOL

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    Here are 125 cute, sexy, and romantic nicknames for your boyfriend, fiancé, baby daddy, FWB—basically anyone you're getting romantic with. 125 Maybe-Kinda Cringey but Extremely Cute Nicknames ...

  6. Marriage in modern China - Wikipedia

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    Flash or blitz marriage (Chinese: 闪婚, shǎnhūn) is recent (and pejorative) Chinese slang for a marriage between partners who have known each other less than one month. [59] In some cases, these young couples (usually in China's large cities ) represent changing attitudes towards romantic love ; [ 60 ] in others, they have found the soaring ...

  7. 130 ultimate nicknames for your boyfriend - AOL

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    These top nicknames for boyfriends will show him how special he is in your life, whether you go with classic or sweet nickname ideas. 130 ultimate nicknames for your boyfriend Skip to main content

  8. Double Happiness (calligraphy) - Wikipedia

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    Double Happiness is a ligature, "囍" composed of 喜喜 – two copies of the Chinese character 喜 (xǐ ⓘ) literally meaning joy, compressed to assume the square shape of a standard Chinese character (much as a real character may consist of two parts), and is pronounced simply as xǐ or as a polysyllabic Chinese character, being read as 双喜 (shuāngxǐ).

  9. Confucian view of marriage - Wikipedia

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    The Confucian classic Book of Rites described marriage as "the union of two surnames, in friendship and in love". [2] In the perspective of family, marriage can bring families of different surnames (different clans) together, and continue the family life of the concerned clans. Therefore, only the benefits and demerits of the clans, instead of ...