男怕入错行，女怕嫁错郎 nán pà rù cuò háng ， nǚ pà jià cuò láng

Men fear wrong job, women wrong husband

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. men fear getting into the wrong line of business, women fear marrying the wrong man (proverb)

Characters

Character Meaning
男 nán HSK 2
male
怕 pà HSK 3
to be afraid; to fear; perhaps
入 rù HSK 4
to enter; to go into; to join
错 cuò HSK 2
mistake; wrong; to miss
行 háng HSK 3
all right; OK!; will do
女 nǚ HSK 1
female; woman; daughter
怕 pà HSK 3
to be afraid; to fear; perhaps
嫁 jià HSK 5
(of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter
错 cuò HSK 2
mistake; wrong; to miss
郎 láng HSK 6
official; a youth; surname Lang