天要落雨，娘要嫁人 in English tian1 yao4 luo4 yu3 , niang2 yao4 jia4 ren2 Meaning

Meanings

  • the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically the natural order of things
  • something you can't go against

Simplified Characters

天 要 落 雨 ， 娘 要 嫁 人

Traditional Characters

天 要 落 雨 ， 娘 要 嫁 人

Pinyin

tian1 yao4 luo4 yu3 , niang2 yao4 jia4 ren2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

天tian1day 要yao4to demand 落luo4to leave out 雨yu3rain ， 娘niang2mother 要yao4to demand 嫁jia4(of a woman) to marry 人ren2man