The Only Use of
betrothed
in
The Joy Luck Club
- This is how I became betrothed to Huang Taitai's son, who I later discovered was just a baby, one year younger than I. His name was Tyan-yu—tyan for "sky," because he was so important, and yu, meaning "leftovers," because when he was born his father was very sick and his family thought he might die.†
Chpt 4
Definition:
promised to marry; or the person who has promised to marry