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嫁雞隨雞

简 嫁鸡随鸡 · 繁 嫁雞隨雞
Mandarin · pinyin jià jī suí jī

Meanings

  1. If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders.
  2. We must learn to accept the people around us.
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嫁
jià · to marry, give a daughter in marriage
雞
jī · chickens; domestic fowl
隨
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鸡
jī · chicken
随
suí · follow, listen to, submit to
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4–1–2–1 · jia4 ji1 sui2 ji1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaa3 gai1 ceoi4 gai1

Cantonese word readings for 嫁雞隨雞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gaa3 gai1 ceoi4 gai1

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嫁雞隨雞 · jia4 ji1 sui2 ji1
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 31,049
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Exact source record嫁雞隨雞 嫁鸡随鸡 [jia4 ji1 sui2 ji1] /If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders./We must learn to accept the people around us./