Chinese Conversation · Level 25
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Chinese word
蜜月
Pronunciation
Pinyinmì yuè
Meaning
- nounhoneymoon
Example
他们刚结束了蜜月，回到家了。tā men gāng jié shù le mì yuè huí dào jiā le
They just finished their honeymoon and returned home.
More examples
结婚后，他们想尽快去蜜月旅行。jié hūn hòu tā men xiǎng jǐn kuài qù mì yuè lǚ xíng
After getting married, they want to go on a honeymoon trip as soon as possible.
Core concept
The pleasant first chapter shared after marriage, also serving as a picture of temporary ease at the start of a new arrangement.
Common phrases
度蜜月dù mì yuè
spend one's honeymoon
结束蜜月期jié shù mì yuè qī
end the honeymoon period
Similar words
新婚旅行xīn hūn lǚ xíng: A post-wedding trip taken by a couple who have just married.
蜜月期mì yuè qī: The short, happy early stage of a marriage after the wedding.
Definition in Chinese
夫妻结婚后通常一起度过的旅行或婚后初期的甜蜜时光，也可比喻为事物发展中的短暂好时期。fū qī jié hūn hòu tōng cháng yì qǐ dù guò de lǚ xíng huò hūn hòu chū qī de tián mì shí guāng yě kě bǐ yù wèi shì wù fā zhǎn zhōng de duǎn zàn hǎo shí qī
Word origin
蜜月 (mìyuè, "honeymoon") is formed from 蜜 (mì, "honey") and 月 (yuè, "month"), making sweetness and an early stretch of time part of the word's structure.
Usage tips
- The word often refers to the whole early stage after a wedding, not only to travel, which helps explain why returning home can still mark its end.
Other meanings
- honeymoon periodnoun
Opposites
- 低潮期dī cháo qīlow ebbnoun
Related words
- 度蜜月dù mì yuègo on a honeymoonverb
- 蜜月期mì yuè qīhoneymoon periodnoun