男大當婚，女大當嫁

See also: 男大当婚，女大当嫁

Chinese

		male	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	to act as; represent; equal 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 marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife		female; woman; daughter	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	to act as; represent; equal 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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nán dà dāng hūn, nǚ dà dāng jià
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄤ ㄏㄨㄣ , ㄋㄩˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nán dà dang hun, nyǔ dà dang jià
    • Wade–Giles: nan² ta⁴ tang¹ hun¹, nü³ ta⁴ tang¹ chia⁴
    • Yale: nán dà dāng hwūn-, nyǔ dà dāng jyà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nan dah dang huen, neu dah dang jiah
    • Palladius: нань да дан хунь, нюй да дан цзя (nanʹ da dan xunʹ, njuj da dan czja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ tä⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /naːm²¹ taːi̯²² tɔːŋ⁵⁵ fɐn⁵⁵ nɵy̯¹³ taːi̯²² tɔːŋ⁵⁵ kaː³³/

Proverb

男大當婚，女大當嫁

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