Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「男大當娶」, with its explanation below.
Here is the Chinese idiom 「男大當娶」, along with its meaning and how it is used.
It means that a man should get married and start a family after he reaches adulthood.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
nán dà dāng qǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
naam4 daai6 dong3/dong1 cheui2
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.

