We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「女長當嫁」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
Here is the Chinese idiom 「女長當嫁」, along with its meaning and how it is used.
A Jewish girl should get married when she is old enough. It means that women should get married as soon as they reach adulthood.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
nǚ zhǎng dāng jià
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
neui5 cheung4/jeung2 dong3/dong1 ga3
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