Definition
嫁 (jià) specifically means a woman marrying a man, or a family marrying off a daughter. It contrasts with 娶 (qǔ), which is a man taking a wife, and with the gender-neutral 结婚 (jié hūn) 'to get married'. 嫁 also has a separate sense of shifting blame or responsibility onto someone (嫁祸).
verb
(of a woman) to marryto marry off (a daughter)to shift (blame, responsibility) onto someone
Easily confused
- 家jiālook-alikehome; family
- 加jiāsound-aliketo add, to put in
- 假jiǎsound-alikefake, false; artificial
- 架jiàsound-alike(classifier) for aircraft, large vehicles, and machinery (e.g., radios)
- 夹jiāsound-alike(verb) to press from either side; to pinch between
- 驾jiàsound-aliketo drive, pilot, sail, or ride (a vehicle or animal)
- 甲jiǎsound-alikefirst of the ten Heavenly Stems; first in a series; grade A
Examples
- 。Tā sānshí suì cái jià rén.She didn't marry until she was thirty.
- 嫁。Fùmǔ zhōngyú bǎ nǚ'ér jià chūqù 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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