天要下雨，娘要嫁人

天要下雨，娘要嫁人

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	to rain		mother; young lady	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	to get married; to marry
trad. (天要下雨，娘要嫁人)		天	要	下雨	，	娘	要	嫁人
simp. #(天要下雨，娘要嫁人)		天	要	下雨	，	娘	要	嫁人
Literally: “The sky wants to rain, and mother wants to marry.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiān yào xiàyǔ, niáng yào jiàrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇ, ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ jiu³ haa⁶ jyu⁵, noeng⁴ jiu³ gaa³ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiān yào xiàyǔ, niáng yào jiàrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇ, ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tian yào siàyǔ, niáng yào jiàrén
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien¹ yao⁴ hsia⁴-yü³- niang² yao⁴ chia⁴-jên²
    • Yale: tyān yàu syà-yǔ-, nyáng yàu jyà-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tian yaw shiahyeu, niang yaw jiahren
    • Palladius: тянь яо сяюй, нян яо цзяжэнь (tjanʹ jao sjajuj, njan jao czjažɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰjɛn⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕjä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ njɑŋ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕjä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ jiu³ haa⁶ jyu⁵, noeng⁴ jiu³ gaa³ jan⁴
    • Yale: tīn yiu hah yúh, nèuhng yiu ga yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ jiu³ haa⁶ jy⁵, noeng⁴ jiu³ gaa³ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ yiu³ ha⁶ yu⁵, nêng⁴ yiu³ ga³ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ jiːu̯³³ haː²² jyː¹³ nœːŋ²¹ jiːu̯³³ kaː³³ jɐn²¹/

Phrase

天要下雨，娘要嫁人

1. (often humorous) Used to describe a situation that is now beyond redemption.

Synonyms

• 天要落雨，娘要嫁人