Huì jià, jià duìtóu; bù huì jià, jià ménlóu.

會嫁嫁對頭, 不會嫁嫁門樓。

Lit [A woman who] knows how to marry [well will] marry one [she] loves; [a woman who does] not know how to marry well [will] marry [for] a big house.

Fig It is better for a woman to marry for love than for property, power, or position.

Note [Rhyme; cf. Xǐngshì Héngyán, chap. 20; note: ménlóu refers to a house with a gate with a roof on it, found only in rich people's homes; see also huì xuǎn de xuǎn below.]

Topics LOVE MARRIAGE ménlóu PROPERTY rhyme WOMEN Xǐngshì_Héngyán