天要下雨,娘要嫁人
Chinese
day; sky; heaven | important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce |
to rain | mother; young lady | important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce |
to get married; to marry | |||
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trad. (天要下雨,娘要嫁人) | 天 | 要 | 下雨 | , | 娘 | 要 | 嫁人 | |
simp. #(天要下雨,娘要嫁人) | 天 | 要 | 下雨 | , | 娘 | 要 | 嫁人 | |
Literally: “The sky wants to rain, and mother wants to marry.” |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇ , ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tian yào siàyǔ, niáng yào jiàrén
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1 yao4 hsia4-yü3, niang2 yao4 chia4-jên2
- Yale: tyān yàu syà-yǔ-, nyáng yàu jyà-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tian yaw shiahyeu, niang yaw jiahren
- Palladius: тянь яо сяюй, нян яо цзяжэнь (tjanʹ jao sjajuj, njan jao czjažɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tin1 jiu3 haa6 jyu5, noeng4 jiu3 gaa3 jan4
- Yale: tīn yiu hah yúh, nèuhng yiu ga yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin1 jiu3 haa6 jy5, noeng4 jiu3 gaa3 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: tin1 yiu3 ha6 yu5, nêng4 yiu3 ga3 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ jiːu̯³³ haː²² jyː¹³ nœːŋ²¹ jiːu̯³³ kaː³³ jɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Phrase
- (often humorous) Used to describe a situation that is now beyond redemption.
Synonyms
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- Chinese lemmas
- Mandarin lemmas
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- Chinese phrases
- Mandarin phrases
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- Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Chinese terms spelled with 天
- Chinese terms spelled with 要
- Chinese terms spelled with 下
- Chinese terms spelled with 雨
- Chinese terms spelled with 娘
- Chinese terms spelled with 嫁
- Chinese terms spelled with 人
- Chinese humorous terms
- zh:Marriage
- zh:Female