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

something you can't go against

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. something you can't go against
  2. 2. fig. the natural order of things
  3. 3. the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
day; sky; heaven
to want; going to (as future auxiliary); must
to fall or drop; to lower; to lag or fall behind
rain; to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall
mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate
to want; going to (as future auxiliary); must
(of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter
person; people; man