天要下雨，娘要嫁人

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	to rain		mother; young lady	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	to get married; to marry
trad. (天要下雨，娘要嫁人)		天	要	下雨	，	娘	要	嫁人
simp. ^#(天要下雨，娘要嫁人)		天	要	下雨	，	娘	要	嫁人
Literally: “The sky wants to rain, and the daughter wants to marry.”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tiān yào xiàyǔ, niáng yào jiàrén

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇ , ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tiān yào xiàyǔ, niáng yào jiàrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇ , ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tian yào siàyǔ, niáng yào jiàrén
  - Wade–Giles: tʻien¹ yao⁴ hsia⁴-yü³, niang² yao⁴ chia⁴-jên²
  - Yale: tyān yàu syà-yǔ-, nyáng yàu jyà-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tian yaw shiahyeu, niang yaw jiahren
  - Palladius: тянь яо сяюй, нян яо цзяжэнь (tjanʹ jao sjajuj, njan jao czjažɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

Phrase

天要下雨，娘要嫁人

(often humorous) Used to describe a situation that is now beyond redemption.
- 天要下雨，娘要嫁人。沒辦法吧。林彪要跑，就隨他去吧。不要打。 [MSC, trad.]
  天要下雨，娘要嫁人。没办法吧。林彪要跑，就随他去吧。不要打。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1971, Mao Zedong's response after Lin Biao's exile
  Tiān yào xiàyǔ, niáng yào jiàrén. méibànfǎ ba. Lín Biāo yào pǎo, jiù suí tā qù ba. Bùyào dǎ. [Pinyin]
  The sky wants to rain, and the daughter wants to marry. There's nothing we can do. If Lin Biao wants to flee, let him go. Don't fight against him.

Synonyms

天要落雨，娘要嫁人

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