Dictionary

miai en · NOUN

Etymology

From Japanese 見合い (みあい, miai).

Meanings

1. (countable) In Japan, a formal marriage interview, marriage meeting.
2. (countable, qualifier:go, uncountable) The situation where two plays are available such that if one player takes one, the opponent will take the other one. The term applies most commonly when both possibilities give the same result.

Forms

Relateds

blind date

Synonyms

omiai (formal marriage interview)

Translations (16)

ja 見合い (formal marriage interview — see also blind date) · nan-hbl 對相 /对相 (formal marriage interview — see also blind date) · ru о-миа́и (formal marriage interview — see also blind date) · yue 相睼 (formal marriage interview — see also blind date) · nan-hbl 看親情 /看亲情 (formal marriage interview — see also blind date) · ru смотри́ны (formal marriage interview — see also blind date) · nan-hbl 相看 (formal marriage interview — see also blind date) · nan-hbl 相親像 /相亲像 (formal marriage interview — see also blind date) · yue 相親 /相亲 (formal marriage interview — see also blind date) · vi dạm ngõ (formal marriage interview — see also blind date) · de Miai (formal marriage interview — see also blind date) · ko 소개팅 (formal marriage interview — see also blind date) · cmn 相親 /相亲 (formal marriage interview — see also blind date) · ja お見合い (formal marriage interview — see also blind date) · ko 맞선 (formal marriage interview — see also blind date) · de Omiai (formal marriage interview — see also blind date)