男大當婚，女大當嫁

Chinese
male
 
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at
 
to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife
 female; woman; daughter
 
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at
 marry (a husband)
trad. (男大當婚，女大當嫁) 男 大 當 婚 ， 女 大 當 嫁
simp. (男大当婚，女大当嫁) 男 大 当 婚 ， 女 大 当 嫁

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nán dà dāng hūn, nǚ dà dāng jià
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄤ ㄏㄨㄣ, ㄋㄩˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): naam4 daai6 dong1 fan1, neoi5 daai6 dong1 gaa3
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: nán dà dāng hūn, nǚ dà dāng jià
      • Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄤ ㄏㄨㄣ, ㄋㄩˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nan dah dang huen, neu dah dang jiah
      • IPA (key): /nän³⁵ tä⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tä⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

男大當婚，女大當嫁

  1. A man should get married on coming of age, and so should a girl.
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