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嫁雞隨雞
  gaa3 gai1 ceoi4 gai1   jyutping
  jia4 ji1 siu2 ji1   pinyin
[1] if you marry a chicken, follow the chicken
[2] a woman should follow whatever her husband orders
[2] we must learn to accept the people around us

Idiom

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
嫁雞隨雞 / 嫁鸡随鸡

This word has been viewed 1491 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 2nd Jun 2010 06:47 and last edited on 13th Oct 2010 00:37
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Characters in this word:

 gaa3  -  to marry a man; marry off a daughter
 gai1  -  chicken
 ceoi4  -  follow; come after; trace
 gai1  -  chicken
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