男大當婚，女大當嫁

See also: 男大当婚，女大当嫁

Chinese

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big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor

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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

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to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife

! !female; woman; daughter

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big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor

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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 ㄉㄤㄏㄨㄣ, ㄋㄩˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄤㄐㄧㄚˋ
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 ㄉㄤㄏㄨㄣ, ㄋㄩˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄤㄐㄧㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nan dah dang huen, neu dah dang jiah
  - IPA ^(key): /na̠n³⁵ ta̠⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ta̠⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: naam⁴ daai⁶ dong¹ fan¹, neoi⁵ daai⁶ dong¹ gaa³
  - Yale: nàahm daaih dōng fān, néuih daaih dōng ga
  - Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ daai⁶ dong¹ fan¹, noey⁵ daai⁶ dong¹ gaa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: nam⁴ dai⁶ dong¹ fen¹, nêu⁵ dai⁶ dong¹ ga³
  - IPA ^(key): /nɑːm²¹ tɑːi̯²² tɔːŋ⁵⁵ fɐn⁵⁵ nɵy̯¹³ tɑːi̯²² tɔːŋ⁵⁵ kɑː³³/

Proverb

男大當婚，女大當嫁

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

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