TIL the word “divorce” didn’t exist in Chinese until the 19th and early 20th centuries. Prior to that, the word most often used was “dissolved”. Men could dissolve a marriage under 7 specific conditions (ex: a lazy wife or a barren wife) while women had almost none.
TIL the word “divorce” didn’t exist in Chinese until the 19th and early 20th centuries. Prior to that, the word most often used was “dissolved”. Men could dissolve a marriage under 7 specific conditions (ex: a lazy wife or a barren wife) while women had almost none.
