- 天要下雨,娘要嫁人 tiānyàoxiàyǔniángyàojiàrén inevitabilityliterally meaning it will rain when the sky wants it to and one's mother will remarry when she wishes; used to describe events that are bound to happen and cannot be prevented
- 天要落雨,娘要嫁人 tiānyàoluòyǔniángyàojiàrén the natural order of thingsliterally 'it is going to rain, and your mother is going to remarry'; used to describe things that are inevitable and cannot be prevented