嫁雞隨雞 jià jī suí jī

a wife must follow her husband; accept your lot

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders.
  2. 2. We must learn to accept the people around us.

Characters

Character Meaning
嫁 jià HSK 5
(of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter
雞 jī
chicken; fowl; (slang) prostitute
隨 suí
to follow; to allow; to comply with
雞 jī
chicken; fowl; (slang) prostitute