下嫁

Traditional form:

下嫁

Pinyin (reading):

xiàjià

Definitions:

• (of a woman) to marry a man of lower social status
• to marry down

Characters:

• 下 - below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
• 嫁 - to marry, to give a daughter in marriage

Traditional characters:

• 下 - below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
• 嫁 - to marry, to give a daughter in marriage