Jià jī, suí jī; jià gǒu, suí gǒu.*

嫁雞隨雞, 嫁狗隨狗。

Lit [A woman] married to a cock follows the cock, [and a woman] married to a dog follows the dog.

Fig Whatever a woman's husband is, she is committed to follow him forever (in traditional China).

Note [Cf. DRC, chap. 81; Chū Kè Pāi'àn Jīngqì, chap. 38; see also jià fū, suí fū above.]

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