倒插门

Traditional form:

倒插門

Pinyin (reading):

dàochāmén

Definitions:

• to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)

Characters:

• 倒 - to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
• 插 - to insert, to stick in; to pierce; to plant
• 门 - gate, door, entrance, opening

Traditional characters:

• 倒 - to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
• 插 - to insert, to stick in; to pierce; to plant
• 門 - gate, door, entrance, opening