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  gaa3   jyutping
  jia4   pinyin
[1] [v] marry a man; get married (said of a woman); give a daughter in marriage; marry off a daughter [2] [v] impute to another (blame, a crime, etc.)

Stroke count: 13
Level: 3
Radical: (#38)
This character was last edited on 13th Jul 2008

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detail  gaa3 m4 ceot1   = cannot marry
detail  san1 gaa3 noeng4*2   = a newlywed bride
detail  gaa3 jan4   = (of a girl) marry a man
detail  maang4 fan1 aa2 gaa3   = marriage is arranged by go-between
detail  haa6 gaa3  xia4 jia4 = (of women) to marry down
detail  fan1 gaa3  hun1 jia4 = marriage
detail  gaa3 zong1   = dowry
detail  zoi3 gaa3  zai4 jia4 = remarry
detail  faan1 tau4 gaa3   = to remarry (insulting)
detail  wai4 jan4 zok3 gaa3  wei4 ren2 zuo4 jia4 = doing work for others with no benefit to oneself
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Showing 1 example containing 嫁
detail 唔通將來 edit
You disallow her despite her wanting to marry Ah Tong's son; don't tell me you want her to end up a spinster?

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