中国是个多民族的国家,56个民族各有各的特色。
其中有一些少数民族的习俗很特别,比如纳西族。
纳西族是居住于中国西南地区的少数民族,他们最特别的是婚嫁习俗。
和我们平时了解的婚嫁不同,他们实行走婚。
走婚的意思就是男女两人只要白天互相喜欢对方,男方就可以在夜里从窗户爬进女方的房间,交换礼物、留宿。
晚上来,白天悄悄地走,形成相对稳定的走婚关系,而又不需要举行婚嫁仪式。
纳西族的爱情观念很开放。
他们自由恋爱,不需要别人介绍,没有准备新房和举行仪式的步骤。
男不娶,女不嫁。
他们的子女属于女方家庭,与母亲的家庭成员一起生活,男方没有抚养和教育子女的义务。
这种母系传统社会的家庭结构中,家庭经济权都由女性掌握,也只有女人才有遗产继承权。
如果他们不愿意继续这段走婚关系了,也可以自由协商解除关系。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of |
| 民族 | mín zú | nationality; ethnic group |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 各 | gè | each / every |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 特色 | tè sè | a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among / in / included among these |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 少数民族 | shǎo shù mín zú | ethnic minority |
| 习俗 | xí sú | custom / tradition / local tradition / convention |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 特别 | tè bié | unusual; special |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 纳西族 | Nà xī zú | Nakhi ethnic group |
| 居住 | jū zhù | to reside / to dwell / to live in a place |
| 于 | yú | (of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by |
| 西南 | xī nán | southwest |
| 地区 | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term) |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 婚嫁 | hūn jià | marriage |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 平时 | píng shí | ordinarily |
| 了解 | liǎo jiě | to understand / to realize / to find out |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different / distinct / not the same / not alike |
| 实行 | shí xíng | to implement / to carry out / to put into practice |
| 走婚 | zǒu hūn | a “walking marriage”; a custom in which partners do not live together permanently |
| 意思 | yì si | idea / opinion / meaning |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 男 | nán | (bound form) male |
| 女 | nǚ | woman |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | so long as; provided; if |
| 白天 | bái tiān | during the day |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | each other / mutually |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 对方 | duì fāng | the other person; the other side; the other party |
| 男方 | nán fāng | (of a marriage) the bridegroom's side; the husband's side |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 夜 | yè | night |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 窗户 | chuāng hu | window |
| 爬 | pá | to crawl / to climb / to get up or sit up |
| 进 | jìn | to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit |
| 女方 | nǚ fāng | the bride's side (of a wedding) |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room |
| 交换 | jiāo huàn | to exchange / to swap / to switch (telecom) / to commute |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift; present |
| 留宿 | liú sù | to put up a guest / to stay overnight |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | in the evening |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 悄悄 | qiāo qiāo | quiet; making little or no noise / surreptitious; stealthy / anxious; worried |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 形成 | xíng chéng | to form; to take shape |
| 相对 | xiāng duì | relatively |
| 稳定 | wěn dìng | steady / stable |
| 关系 | guān xì | relation / relationship / guanxi |
| 而 | ér | and / as well as |
| 又 | yòu | and yet |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require |
| 举行 | jǔ xíng | to hold |
| 仪式 | yí shì | ceremony |
| 爱情 | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic) |
| 观念 | guān niàn | notion / thought / concept / sense / views / ideology / general impressions |
| 开放 | kāi fàng | unrestrained by convention / unconstrained in one's sexuality |
| 自由 | zì yóu | free; unrestricted |
| 恋爱 | liàn ài | (romantic) love |
| 别人 | bié rén | other people; others; other person |
| 介绍 | jiè shào | to introduce (sb to sb) / to give a presentation / to present |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | doesn't exist / to not be |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | to prepare / to intend / to be about to |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly |
| 房 | fáng | house / room / branch of an extended family |
| 步骤 | bù zhòu | procedure / step |
| 娶 | qǔ | to take a wife / to marry (a woman) |
| 嫁 | jià | (of a woman) to marry / to marry off a daughter / to shift (blame etc) |
| 子 | zǐ | son / child / seed / egg / small thing |
| 属于 | shǔ yú | to belong to; to fall under (a category) |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng | family; household |
| 与 | yǔ | (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast) |
| 母亲 | mǔ qīn | mother |
| 成员 | chéng yuán | member |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | together; in company (with) |
| 生活 | shēng huó | to live |
| 抚养 | fǔ yǎng | to foster / to bring up / to raise |
| 教育 | jiào yù | to educate / to teach |
| 义务 | yì wù | duty; obligation |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 种 | zhǒng | classifier for types, kinds, sorts |
| 母系 | mǔ xì | maternal / matriarchal |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | traditional / conventional |
| 社会 | shè huì | society |
| 结构 | jié gòu | structure / composition / makeup / architecture |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 经济 | jīng jì | economic |
| 权 | quán | authority / power / right |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 由 | yóu | from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... |
| 女性 | nǚ xìng | woman / the female sex |
| 掌握 | zhǎng wò | to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it |
| 也 | yě | even (extreme or unexpected case) |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | (只有……才……) it is only if ... (that one can ...) / it is only (someone) who ... |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman |
| 才 | cái | then and only then |
| 遗产 | yí chǎn | heritage / legacy / inheritance / bequest |
| 继承 | jì chéng | to inherit / to succeed to (the throne etc) / to carry on (a tradition etc) |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 愿意 | yuàn yì | to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth) |
| 继续 | jì xù | to continue; to proceed with; to go on with |
| 段 | duàn | classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 协商 | xié shāng | to consult with / to talk things over |
| 解除 | jiě chú | to remove / to sack / to get rid of / to relieve (sb of their duties) / to free / to lift (an embargo) / to rescind (an agreement) |