父母之命，媒妁之言

fù mǔ zhī mìng , méi shuò zhī yán

Meaning

(idiom) parents' orders and matchmaker's services (in establishing an arranged marriage)

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父fùfather, dad八乂母mǔmother; female elders; female 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to丶命mìnglife; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction令口媒méigo-between, matchmaker; medium女某妁shuòmatchmaker, go-between女勺言yánwords, speech; to speak, to say亠二口