男怕入错行，女怕嫁错郎

Traditional: 男怕入錯行，女怕嫁錯郎

nán pà rù cuò háng , nǚ pà jià cuò láng

Dictionary entry

men fear getting into the wrong line of business, women fear marrying the wrong man (proverb)

What does 男怕入错行，女怕嫁错郎 mean?

男怕入错行，女怕嫁错郎 (nán pà rù cuò háng , nǚ pà jià cuò láng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1men fear getting into the wrong line of business, women fear marrying the wrong man (proverb)

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男nán(bound form) male · baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]怕Pàsurname Pa 入rùto enter; to go into · to join; to become a member of 错Cuòsurname Cuo 行xíngokay · all right 女nǚfemale · woman 嫁jià(of a woman) to marry · to marry off a daughter 郎Lángsurname Lang

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How to pronounce 男怕入错行，女怕嫁错郎

男怕入错行，女怕嫁错郎

nán pà rù cuò háng , nǚ pà jià cuò láng

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