jià

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Definitions

  1. 1. (of a woman) to marry
  2. 2. to marry off a daughter
  3. 3. to shift (blame etc)

Example Sentences

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鸡随鸡 狗随狗。
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Words Containing 嫁

嫁妆
jià zhuang

dowry

下嫁
xià jià

(of a woman) to marry a man of lower social status

再嫁
zài jià

to remarry (of woman)

出嫁
chū jià

to get married (of woman)

外嫁
wài jià

(of a woman) to marry a non-local or foreigner

天要落雨,娘要嫁人
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén

the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)

婚嫁
hūn jià

marriage

嫁人
jià rén

(of a woman) to get married; to take a husband

嫁女
jià nǚ

to marry off a daughter

嫁娶
jià qǔ

marriage

嫁接
jià jiē

to graft (a branch to a rootstock)

嫁祸
jià huò

to impute

嫁祸于人
jià huò yú rén

to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others

嫁资
jià zī

dowry

嫁鸡随鸡
jià jī suí jī

If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders.

嫁鸡随鸡,嫁狗随狗
jià jī suí jī , jià gǒu suí gǒu

if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)

改嫁
gǎi jià

to remarry (of a woman)

新嫁娘
xīn jià niáng

bride

男婚女嫁
nán hūn nǚ jià

to celebrate a wedding

男怕入错行,女怕嫁错郎
nán pà rù cuò háng , nǚ pà jià cuò láng

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

皇帝女儿不愁嫁
huáng dì nǚ ér bù chóu jià

lit. the emperor's daughter does not worry about whether she will be able to marry (idiom)

许嫁
xǔ jià

allowed to marry

转嫁
zhuǎn jià

to remarry (of widow)

陪嫁
péi jià

dowry