What do you mean by pulling the red line?

Holding the red line is to help people match.

The saying of holding the red line originated from the ancient myths and legends in China. The old people in charge of marriage would use the red line to fix the marriage for men and women. The old man under the moon is the god in charge of marriage in China mythology. Under the moon, the old man tied men and women with red ropes to determine their marriage. So the old man under the moon later became the name of the matchmaker.

In a Dream of Red Mansions written by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty, there is an allusion to this red line: "If the old man under the moon doesn't have to be tied with a red line, he will never get anywhere again." "Since ancient times, there has been a saying that' a thousand miles of marriage is a thread'." In charge of marriage, there are old people under the moon, and it is destiny takes a hand to trip these two people's feet with a HongLing. "

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Synonym of red line:

First, matchmaking

Interpretation: To be a matchmaker, connect single men and women, let them know each other and have the opportunity to become husband and wife.

Quotation: Bajinjia 25: "Your aunt Qian came to match it for you a few days ago."

Second, matchmaking

Interpretation: Let both men and women in Qin Jin have a good relationship through the words of matchmakers.

Quote: Mao Dun's My Road My Marriage: "My father also said that before his own engagement with Chen Jia, the matchmaker had used Kong's daughter Geng Tie as his bride."