Yī sī wéi dìng, qiānjīn bù yì.

一絲為定, 千金不易。

Lit An agreement [bound] by a thread cannot be changed for a thousand ounces of gold.

Fig A betrothal sealed with even an insignificant gift cannot be broken off. Once betrothed is forever betrothed.

Note [Note: qiānjīn, (lit) “[a] thousand [ounces of] gold,” is a metaphor for “a lot of money.”]

Topics BETROTHAL GIFTS MARRIAGE qiānjīn_gold_