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男怕入錯行，女怕嫁錯郎

简男怕入错行，女怕嫁错郎 · 繁男怕入錯行，女怕嫁錯郎

Mandarin · pinyin 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)

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男: nán · male, man; son; baron; surname
怕: pà · to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
入: rù · enter, come in(to), join
錯: cuò · error, blunder, mistake, wrong
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
嫁: jià · to marry, give a daughter in marriage
郎: láng · gentleman, young man; husband
错: cuò · error, blunder, mistake; wrong

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Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

naam4 paa3 jap6 co3 hong4 ，neoi5 paa3 gaa3 co3 long4

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