男大当婚，女大当嫁男大當婚，女大當嫁男大當婚，女大當嫁

when a man is grown he should marry, when a woman is grown she should wed

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Once men and women reach marriageable age they should marry and set up a family. Traditional, often said by parents urging marriage.

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Simplified: 男大当婚，女大当嫁
Traditional (Taiwan): 男大當婚，女大當嫁
Pinyin: nándàdānghūn, nǚdàdāngjià
Bopomofo: ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄤㄏㄨㄣ，ㄋㄩˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄤㄐㄧㄚˋ

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