嫁 (jià) — (of a woman) to marry; to marry off (a daughter…

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

Easily confused

Examples

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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!