📖 Meaning
To obtain a son-in-law as outstanding as a dragon. The idiom describes getting an ideal, praiseworthy son-in-law, comparing such a worthy match to a magnificent dragon. It conveys the family's satisfaction and pride in the marriage alliance.
📜 Origin Story
From the Song dynasty work Hai Lu Sui Shi (海录碎事·人事) by Ye Tinggui. It records that during the Later Han period, Li Yan and Sun Xiu both married the daughters of Grand Commandant Huan Yan. People of the time remarked that Huan Shuyuan's two daughters both 'rode dragons,' meaning they had obtained sons-in-law as splendid as dragons, hence the phrase '得婿如龙.'
💡 Example Usage
老太爷为独女择婿，只盼得婿如龙，光耀门楣。
The old gentleman chose a husband for his only daughter, hoping to obtain a son-in-law as outstanding as a dragon and bring glory to the family.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 得婿如龙
- Pinyin: dé xù rú lóng
- Literal Translation: get, son-in-law, like, dragon
- Category: Status
- Characters: 4