miai
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See also: mi-ai
English
Etymology
From Japanese 見合い (みあい, miai).
Noun
miai (countable and uncountable, plural miais or miai)
- (countable) In Japan, a formal marriage interview, marriage meeting.
- In the game of go, the situation where two plays are available such that if one player takes one, the opponent will take the other one. The term applies most commonly when both possibilities give the same result.
Synonyms
- (formal marriage interview): omiai
Translations
formal marriage interview — see also blind date
See also
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
miai
- (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of miar
Italian
Noun
miai m
Usage notes
- Officially miao is invariant, but the plural is actually used.
Portuguese
Verb
miai