问名 in English wen4 ming2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride
  • one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family

Simplified Characters

问 名

Traditional Characters

問 名

Pinyin

wen4 ming2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

问wen4to ask 名ming2name