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女长须嫁 — “A grown girl must marry”

女长须嫁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it is customary for a girl to marry once she reaches adulthood and is of marriageable age”. Literally, “A grown girl must marry”.

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女长须嫁 Pronunciation and Pinyin

女长须嫁 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
女
nǚ3woman, female, daughter
长
zhǎng4long, grow, excel, chief
须
xū9must, beard, wait, a moment
嫁
jià13woman getting married

Example Sentence with 女长须嫁

女儿长大了,到了女长须嫁的年纪,父母也开始为她的婚事操心了。
When a daughter grows up and reaches the age when she should marry, her parents naturally start to worry about her wedding.

Idioms Related to 女长须嫁

Synonyms of 女长须嫁

  • nǚ女dà大dāng当jià嫁A grown woman should marry
  • nǚ女dà大xū须jià嫁A girl grown up must marry

More idioms starting with 女

  • nǚ女zhōng中zhàng丈fū夫a heroic woman
  • nǚ女zhōng中yáo尧shùn舜a sagacious and benevolent woman
  • nǚ女zhōng中háo豪jié杰an outstanding woman or heroine
  • nǚ女dà大bù不zhōng中liú留A grown girl should marry
  • nǚ女dà大shí十bā八biàn变girls change much as they grow
  • nǚ女dà大nán难liú留A grown daughter is hard to keep
  • nǚ女wā娲bǔ补tiān天heroic effort to repair great disaster
  • nǚ女zǐ子wú无cái才biàn便shì是dé德A woman's virtue is to lack talent
  • nǚ女zǐ子wú无cái才biàn便shì是fú福A woman's lack of talent is a blessing
  • nǚ女bàn扮nán男zhuāng妆woman disguised as a man

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Questions about 女长须嫁

What does 女长须嫁 mean?

女长须嫁 (nǚ zhǎng xū jià) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it is customary for a girl to marry once she reaches adulthood and is of marriageable age”.

How do you pronounce 女长须嫁?

女长须嫁 is pronounced nǚ zhǎng xū jià in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 女长须嫁 literally mean?

Literally, 女长须嫁 means “a grown girl must marry”. It is used to mean “it is customary for a girl to marry once she reaches adulthood and is of marriageable age”.

What is the Chinese definition of 女长须嫁?

指女子成年后须及时出嫁。

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