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男大當婚,女大當嫁

男大當婚,女大當嫁

Chinese

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|- ! !male

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big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor

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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

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to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife

! !female; woman; daughter

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big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor

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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) | | | | | , | | | | |- !simp. (男大当婚,女大当嫁) | | | | | , | | | | |}

Proverb

男大當婚,女大當嫁

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