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Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「嫁雞逐雞」, with details below.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「嫁雞逐雞」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

It is a metaphor that a woman can only obey her husband after she gets married.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jià jī zhú jī

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ga3 gai1 juk6 gai1

The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.