形婚

xínghūn

noun

Meanings

1 sham marriage (esp. between a gay man and a lesbian to appease family)
2 marriage of appearance

Characters

form, appearance

Examples

他们是形婚，各自生活。

Tāmen shì xínghūn, gèzì shēnghuó.

Theirs is a sham marriage; they live separate lives.

形婚网站帮同性恋者应对家庭压力。

Xínghūn wǎngzhàn bāng tóngxìngliànzhě yìngduì jiātíng yālì.

Sham-marriage sites help LGBT people cope with family pressure.

Tips

culture

Abbreviation of 形式婚姻 (formal/nominal marriage). It emerged in Chinese LGBT communities in the 2000s as a practical response to parental pressure, since same-sex marriage is not legally recognized in mainland China.

Stroke Order

形 xíng

婚 hūn