What does it mean to tie the knot?

"tie the knot" is an idiom, which means happy marriage and loving husband and wife. It is often used in wedding greetings to express wishes and good expectations for the couple.

In this idiom, "tie the knot" means a happy couple, while "tie the knot" means that the branches of two trees are connected together, which is often used to describe the love that lasts until death or the conjugal love of husband and wife. The idiom "tie the knot" is often used at weddings to express good wishes to the couple and hope that they will be loving and happy.

The origin of this idiom can be traced back to the story of the cowherd and the weaver girl in ancient legends. They meet each other on Tanabata every year and tie branches with magpies to express their cherish and respect for this immortal love. In modern society, the idiom "tie the knot" is not only used for wedding greetings, but also for mutual blessing and expression of love between husband and wife and lovers. At the same time, it is often used in literary works to describe the romantic love between men and women and express their firmness and persistence in love.

Apart from "tying the knot", there are many other idioms to describe the feelings and relationships between husband and wife, such as "following Qi Mei's example", "taking the customer as the respect", "sharing weal and woe" and "sharing the same happiness". These idioms all express the importance of mutual support, respect and care between husband and wife, and wish them eternal love and grow old together.

In modern society, this idiom is not only the embodiment of traditional culture and etiquette, but also a kind of respect and treasure for love and marriage. Whether in the wedding ceremony or in daily life, using the idiom of tying the knot to express love and cherish for the other half is also a kind of firmness and persistence in love and marriage.