Where's the amusement in listening to newlyweds from outside their window? This practice of "bedroom eavesdropping," with its voyeuristic overtones, has caused some to interpret these customs as being symbolic of Chinese people's sexual repression.
在窗外偷聽新人說話，有何可樂之處？這個帶有「意淫」意味的「聽房」習俗，因而也被解釋成鬧洞房是中國人性壓抑的象徵。