嫁雞隨雞，嫁狗隨狗

Chinese
marry (a husband) fowl; chicken
 
to follow; to comply with; to allow; surname
 fowl; chicken marry (a husband) dog
 
to follow; to comply with; to allow; surname
 dog
trad. (嫁雞隨雞，嫁狗隨狗) 嫁 雞 隨 雞 ， 嫁 狗 隨 狗
simp. (嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗) 嫁 鸡 随 鸡 ， 嫁 狗 随 狗
Literally: “married to a chicken ― follow the chicken; married to a dog ― follow the dog”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jià jī suí jī, jià gǒu suí gǒu
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧ, ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄡˇ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa3 gai1 ceoi4 gai1, gaa3 gau2 ceoi4 gau2
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: jià jī suí jī, jià gǒu suí gǒu
      • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧ, ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄡˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiah ji swei ji, jiah goou swei goou
      • Tongyong Pinyin: jià ji suéi ji, jià gǒu suéi gǒu
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕjä⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ sweɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕjä⁵¹ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ sweɪ̯³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • Cantonese

Phrase

嫁雞隨雞，嫁狗隨狗

  1. Once a woman has attached herself to a man, she should be faithful to him regardless of all circumstances.

See also
  • 嫁乞隨乞，嫁叟隨叟／嫁乞随乞，嫁叟随叟
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