天要下雨，娘要嫁人

tiān yào xià yǔ , niáng yào jià rén

Dictionary entry

(lit.) the heavens will rain, and widowed mothers will remarry (saying)

What does 天要下雨，娘要嫁人 mean?

天要下雨，娘要嫁人 (tiān yào xià yǔ , niáng yào jià rén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) the heavens will rain, and widowed mothers will remarry (saying)

2(fig.) some things are inevitable

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

天tiānday · sky 要yāo(bound form) to demand; to coerce 下xiàdown · downwards 雨yǔrain · CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]娘niángmother · young lady 嫁jià(of a woman) to marry · to marry off a daughter 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 天要下雨，娘要嫁人

天要下雨，娘要嫁人

tiān yào xià yǔ , niáng yào jià rén

Tap to hear Standard Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.