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asking for a young woman's name and birthday; part of a traditional wedding in which the man would send a note to the woman's family asking her name and date and time of birth
- wèn míng de yì si shì rú guǒ nǚ fāng fù mǔ bù fǎn duì zhè mén qīn shì méi ren jiù huì yāo qiú tā men tí gōng nǚ hái de shēng chén bā zì kàn nán hái hé nǚ hái shì fǒu xiāng hé
  问名的意思是如果女方父母不反对这门亲事，媒人就会要求他们提供女孩的生辰八字，看男孩和女孩是否相合。
  Birthday matching means that if the potential bride's parents do not object to the marriage, the matchmaker will then ask for the girl's birthday and birth-hour to assure the compatibility of the potential bride and bridegroom.

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