A thousand-mile marriage fate is drawn together by a single thread.
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culture
Chinese folklore says the 月下老人 (Yuèxià Lǎorén, 'Old Man Under the Moon') ties an invisible red thread between fated couples — even across great distance — making 姻缘 a bond chosen by fate, not by the individuals.
memory
姻 (marriage by relation) + 缘 (fate/affinity) — together, 'fated marriage.' The same 缘 appears in 缘分 (yuánfèn, fated connection).
