嫁 (jià) — (of a woman) to marry; to marry off (a daughter); to shift (blame, responsibility) onto someone
Definition
For a woman marrying (嫁人), 嫁 is the verb for the bride's side — pair it with 娶, which is the groom's side ('to take a wife'). The 'shift blame' sense (嫁祸) is formal-written; use 推卸 in modern speech.
verb
(of a woman) to marryto marry off (a daughter)to shift (blame, responsibility) onto someone
Examples
- 。Tā sān shí suì cái jià rén.She didn't marry until she was thirty.
- 嫁。Fù mǔ zhōng yú bǎ nǚ ér jià chū qù le.The parents finally married off their daughter.
- 嫁！Bié xiǎng jià huò gěi wǒ!Don't try to shift the blame to me!
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