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天要下雨，娘要嫁人

Mandarin · pinyin tiān yào xià yǔ , niáng yào jià rén

(lit.) the heavens will rain, and widowed mothers will remarry (saying)
(fig.) some things are inevitable

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
要: yào · necessary, essential; necessity
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
雨: yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
娘: niáng · mother; young girl; woman; wife
嫁: jià · to marry, give a daughter in marriage
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else

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