女大三抱金磚

Chinese

		female; woman; daughter	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	three	to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace; surround; cherish	gold brick; gold bar; standard gold
trad. (女大三抱金磚)		女	大	三	抱	金磚
simp. (女大三抱金砖)		女	大	三	抱	金砖
Literally: “woman older [by] three [years] carries gold bricks”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nǚ dà sān bào jīnzhuān

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nǚ dà sān bào jīnzhuān
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔ dà san bào jinjhuan
    • Wade–Giles: nü³ ta⁴ san¹ pao⁴ chin¹-chuan¹
    • Yale: nyǔ dà sān bàu jīn-jwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neu dah san baw jinjuan
    • Palladius: нюй да сань бао цзиньчжуань (njuj da sanʹ bao czinʹčžuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵/

Proverb

女大三抱金磚

1. A wife three years older than the husband ensures a richer life. (rhyming saying)