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Jungme kyoron (중매 결혼) Posted by on Oct 23, 2008

Jungme kyoron (중매 결혼) is an arranged marriage.  Traditionally Koreans son bayo (손 봐요) or go on an arranged date or meeting with a potential marriage partner.  Son bayo (손 봐요) literally means, to look at one’s hand.  Son (손) means hand.  Bayo = (look at, see).  It dates back to the time when fortune tellers would…

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