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Definition 2024

miai

miai

English

Noun

miai ‎(uncountable)

Formal marriage interview, marriage meeting.
In the game of go, the situation where making a certain move will cause the opponent to respond with another certain move.

Synonyms

(formal marriage interview): omiai

Translations

formal marriage interview — See also translations at : blind date

Chinese:

Cantonese: 相親, 相亲 ‎(soeng¹ can¹), 相睼 ‎(soeng¹ tai⁴)

Mandarin: 相親 (zh), 相亲 (zh) ‎(xiāngqīn)

Min Nan: 看親情, 看亲情 ‎(khòaⁿ-chhin-chiâⁿ), 相親像, 相亲像 ‎(sio-chhin-chhiūⁿ), 相看 ‎(tùi-khòaⁿ), 對相, 对相 ‎(tùi-siàng/tùi-siòng)

German: Miai n, Omiai n
Japanese: 見合い ‎(みあい, miai), お見合い ‎(おみあい, o-miai)
Korean: 맞선 ‎(matseon), 소개팅 ‎(sogaeting)
Russian: о-миа́и n ‎(o-miái), смотри́ны f pl ‎(smotríny) (dated, old Russian tradition, "bride show")
Vietnamese: dạm ngõ

Anagrams

AIIM

See also

blind date

Italian

Noun

miai m

plural of miao

Usage notes

Officially miao is invariant, but the plural is actually used.

Portuguese

Verb

miai

Second-person plural (vós) affirmative imperative of miar