扮红娘

Traditional (Taiwan): 扮紅娘

bànhóngniáng ㄅㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ

    • to act as a go-between for a couple
    • to play matchmaker

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Literally
play the matchmaker Hongniang
Meaning
Act as a go-between who brings a couple together. Hongniang is the maid-matchmaker in the play 'Romance of the Western Chamber'.

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