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

the natural order of things

  • created reference approved 天要落雨，娘要嫁人 → 天要下雨，娘要嫁人 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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

    天要下雨，娘要嫁人 tiān​yào​xià​yǔ​niáng​yào​jià​rén

    variant

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  • created sense approved 天要落雨，娘要嫁人 · tiān​yào​luò​yǔ​niáng​yào​jià​rén · the natural order of things — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天要落雨，娘要嫁人

    tiān​yào​luò​yǔ​niáng​yào​jià​rén

    the natural order of things

    literally 'it is going to rain, and your mother is going to remarry'; used to describe things that are inevitable and cannot be prevented

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · will 落雨 (literal) → 落雨 · luò​yǔ · to rain ， (non_chinese) 娘 (literal) → 娘 · niáng · mother 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · will 嫁人 (literal) → 嫁人 · jià​rén · to get married

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