嫁雞隨雞，嫁狗隨狗

Chinese

		marry (a husband)	fowl; chicken	to follow; to comply with; to allow to follow; to comply with; to allow; surname	fowl; chicken		marry (a husband)	dog	to follow; to comply with; to allow to follow; to comply with; to allow; surname	dog
trad. (嫁雞隨雞，嫁狗隨狗)		嫁	雞	隨	雞	，	嫁	狗	隨	狗
simp. (嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗)		嫁	鸡	随	鸡	，	嫁	狗	随	狗
Literally: “married to a chicken ― follow the chicken; married to a dog ― follow the dog”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jià jī suí jī, jià gǒu suí gǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧ , ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa³ gai¹ ceoi⁴ gai¹, gaa³ gau² ceoi⁴ gau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jià jī suí jī, jià gǒu suí gǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄐㄧ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧ , ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jià ji suéi ji, jià gǒu suéi gǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chia⁴ chi¹ sui² chi¹, chia⁴ kou³ sui² kou³
    • Yale: jyà jī swéi jī-, jyà gǒu swéi gǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiah ji swei ji, jiah goou swei goou
    • Palladius: цзя цзи суй цзи, цзя гоу суй гоу (czja czi suj czi, czja gou suj gou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ su̯eɪ̯³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa³ gai¹ ceoi⁴ gai¹, gaa³ gau² ceoi⁴ gau²
    • Yale: ga gāi chèuih gāi, ga gáu chèuih gáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa³ gai¹ tsoey⁴ gai¹, gaa³ gau² tsoey⁴ gau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga³ gei¹ cêu⁴ gei¹, ga³ geo² cêu⁴ geo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː³³ kɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ kɐi̯⁵⁵ kaː³³ kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ kɐu̯³⁵/

Phrase

嫁雞隨雞，嫁狗隨狗

1. Once a woman has attached herself to a man, she should be faithful to him regardless of all circumstances.

See also

• 嫁乞隨乞，嫁叟隨叟／嫁乞随乞，嫁叟随叟