| 天要下雨，娘要嫁人 |
tiān yào xià yǔ , niáng yào jià rén |
(lit.) the heavens will rain, and widowed mothers will remarry (saying) / (fig.) some things are inevitable |
| 天 |
tiān |
day / sky / heaven |
| 要 |
yāo |
(bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| 要 |
yào |
to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是) / (bound form) important |
| 下 |
xià |
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action |
| 下雨 |
xià yǔ |
to rain |
| 雨 |
yǔ |
rain / CL:阵,场 |
| 雨 |
yù |
(literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet |
| 娘 |
niáng |
mother / young lady / (coll.) effeminate |
| 娘 |
niáng |
variant of 娘 |
| 要 |
yāo |
(bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| 要 |
yào |
to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是) / (bound form) important |
| 嫁 |
jià |
(of a woman) to marry / to marry off a daughter / to shift (blame etc) |
| 嫁人 |
jià rén |
(of a woman) to get married; to take a husband |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位,名 |