[ zhǐfùwéihūn ] propose a marriage by pointing to the stomach -- an old practice of marriage (in case two pregnant women give birth respectively to a son and a daughter, the children shall unite in marriage when they grow up.); betrothed when still in womb by parents of both parties; the two (the boy and the girl) had been engaged to each other before they were born
Example Sentences:
1.
Honoring his father s dying words , a man comes to the dusty desert village of double - flag town to claim his bride 小刀客孩哥遵亡父遗嘱，为接指腹为婚的小媳妇而历尽艰辛寻觅到双旗镇。
2.
Chungs younger brother , chai tai chi lam wai , is going out with ng ka man lo mun yi , who is the promised wife of chung before he was born 冲与伍嘉文卢敏仪虽有指腹为婚之约，但文却与冲弟达志林伟相恋。
3.
Chungs younger brother , chai kwo chi lam wai , is going out with ng ka man lo mun yi , who is the promised wife of chung before he was born 冲与伍嘉文卢敏仪虽有指腹为婚之约，但文却与冲弟过志林伟相恋。
