| 嫁 | 1405A25 93A.02-6 | 部居  | 畫數 13 | ㄐㄧㄚˋ [jia4] | ||
| V.i. & t. | (1) (Of a girl) marry: 嫁人 [jia4ren2]↓; 嫁雞隨雞，嫁狗隨狗 advice to be contented with the man a woman has married; 婚嫁 marriage; 嫁娶 [jia4qU3]↓; 女大當嫁 a girl should get married on coming of age; 出嫁 (of a girl) be married; 再嫁，改嫁 remarry after husband's death or divorce; 陪嫁 dowry; 新嫁娘 a newlywed bride; 嫁女 marry off a daughter; 恨不相逢未嫁時 what a pity that we didn't meet before you and I were married! 嫁不出去 unmarriageable; 為人作嫁 (衣裳) to slave for other people; 為他人作嫁衣裳 make wedding dress for others--a woman's lament of being a bridesmaid and never a bride. (2) Transfer, shift, lay the blame on: 轉嫁 (public finance) shift the incidence of a tax; 嫁禍 [jia4huo4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 嫁娶 [jia4qU3], n., marriage (“marry a husband and take a wife”). 2. 嫁禍 [jia4huo4], v.t., put blame on others. 3. 嫁妝 [jia4zhuang1], n., a bride's dowry. 4. 嫁人 [jia4ren2], phr., (of a girl) get married. | |||||