男大当婚, 女大当嫁 [- - - - nǚ dà dānɡ jià]Upon growing up, every male should take a wife and every female should take a husband.; A full-grown man takes a wife and full-grown girl wants a husband — that's only natural.; Men and women all must marry.:
•¶男大当婚, 女大当嫁, 古今常理。 When a son is grown he takes a wife, and when a girl is old enough she goes to her husband. And that is right and proper.