Same-surname marriage | |||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 同姓不婚 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Same surname, no marriage | ||||||||||
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Vietnamese name | |||||||||||
Vietnamese alphabet | Miễn là cùng họ | ||||||||||
Korean name | |||||||||||
Hangul | 동성동본 | ||||||||||
Hanja | 同姓同本 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Same surname, same ancestor | ||||||||||
Japanese name | |||||||||||
Kanji | 同姓不婚 |
Same-surname marriage is the marriage of two people of the same surname. Historically, same-surname marriage was considered a taboo or prohibited in China and other East Asian cultures influenced by China.