4 characters Idiom and proverb 9 826

Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「男大當婚」, explained here.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「男大當婚」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

It means that a man must marry after ten thousand years.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

nán dà dāng hūn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

naam4 daai6 dong3/dong1 fan1

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