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女长当嫁

女长当嫁 — “Girl grows up should marry”

女长当嫁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it is considered natural or expected for a girl to marry once she reaches adulthood”. Literally, “Girl grows up should marry”.

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女长当嫁 Pronunciation and Pinyin

女长当嫁 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
女
nǚ3woman, female, daughter
长
zhǎng4long, grow, excel, chief
当
dāng6to act as or serve as
嫁
jià13woman getting married

Example Sentence with 女长当嫁

在过去,人们普遍认为女长当嫁,所以许多女孩很早就订婚了
In the past, it was a common belief that a girl should marry when she comes of age, so many girls got engaged very early.

Idioms Related to 女长当嫁

Synonyms of 女长当嫁

  • nǚ女zhǎng长xū须jià嫁A grown girl 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dāng当jià嫁A grown woman should marry
  • nǚ女dà大nán难liú留A grown daughter is hard to keep
  • nǚ女dà大xū须jià嫁A girl grown up must marry
  • 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 女长当嫁

What does 女长当嫁 mean?

女长当嫁 (nǚ zhǎng dāng jià) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it is considered natural or expected for a girl to marry once she reaches adulthood”.

How do you pronounce 女长当嫁?

女长当嫁 is pronounced nǚ zhǎng dāng jià in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 女长当嫁 literally mean?

Literally, 女长当嫁 means “Girl grows up should marry”. It is used to mean “it is considered natural or expected for a girl to marry once she reaches adulthood”.

What is the Chinese definition of 女长当嫁?

犹女大当嫁。指女子成年后须及时出嫁。

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