miai

English

Etymology

From Japanese 見合い (みあい, miai).

Noun

miai (countable and uncountable, plural miais or miai)

1. (countable) In Japan, a formal marriage interview, marriage meeting.
2. In the game of go, 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.

Synonyms

• (formal marriage interview): omiai

Translations

formal marriage interview — see also blind date

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 相親／相亲 (soeng¹ can¹), 相睼 (soeng¹ tai⁴)

  Hokkien: 看親情／看亲情 (khòaⁿ-chhin-chiâⁿ), 相親像／相亲像 (sio-chhin-chhiūⁿ), 相看 (tùi-khòaⁿ), 對相／对相 (tùi-siàng/tùi-siòng)

  Mandarin: 相親／相亲 (zh) (xiāngqīn)

• German: Miai n, Omiai n
• Japanese: 見合い (ja) (みあい, miai), お見合い (ja) (おみあい, o-miai)
• Korean: 맞선 (matseon), 소개팅 (sogaeting)
• Russian: о-миа́и n (o-miái), смотри́ны (ru) f pl (smotríny) (dated, old Russian tradition, "bride show")
• Vietnamese: dạm ngõ

See also

• blind date

Anagrams

• AIIM, Imai

Galician

Verb

miai

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of miar

Italian

Noun

miai m

1. plural of miao

Usage notes

• Officially miao is invariant, but the plural is actually used.

Portuguese

Verb

miai

1. second-person plural imperative of miar