posthumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom is dead)
不安其室
bù ān qí shì
to be discontented with one's home / to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)
举案齐眉
jǔ àn qí méi
lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom) / mutual respect in a marriage
朱诺
Zhū nuò
Juneau, capital of Alaska / Juno, Roman goddess of marriage
长乐
Cháng lè
Changle, county-level city in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian / Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏[Xi1 Wei4], given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门[Tu3 men2]
包办婚姻
bāo bàn hūn yīn
forced marriage / arranged marriage (without the consent of the individuals)
to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride / one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family
sham marriage, esp. a marriage between a gay man and a lesbian arranged in response to parental expectations of a conventional marriage / abbr. for 形式婚姻
宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
同妻
tóng qī
(neologism c. 2009) wife of a gay man (the man may marry to conform with social expectations, and the woman often enters the marriage not knowing he is gay)
闪离
shǎn lí
to get divorced shortly after marriage / to resign shortly after getting employed
失婚
shī hūn
to lose one's spouse (through marriage failure or bereavement)
情定终身
qíng dìng zhōng shēn
to pledge eternal love (idiom) / to exchange marriage vows
to obtain a certificate or license etc / (PRC) to obtain a marriage license / to marry
指腹为婚
zhǐ fù wéi hūn
to propose the future marriage of two unborn babies on condition that one turns out to be a boy, and the other, a girl (idiom)
求亲
qiú qīn
to make an offer of marriage (to another family on behalf of one's son or daughter) / to seek a marriage alliance
相亲角
xiāng qīn jiǎo
"matchmaking corner", a gathering in a park for parents who seek marriage partners for their adult children by connecting with other parents who put up posters displaying their unmarried child's details
qīn