◎女大當(dāng)嫁nǚdà-dāngjià
[girl should be married upon reaching womanhood] 謂女子大了終須出嫁,不能久留于家
(好工具)⒈ 同“女長(zhǎng)須嫁”。
引《水滸后傳》第三九回:“男大當(dāng)婚,女大當(dāng)嫁,理之當(dāng)然。兄長(zhǎng)之舉,真為兩全其美。”
越劇《梁山伯與祝英臺(tái)》第七場(chǎng):“英臺(tái),為父也何嘗捨得你離開(kāi)膝下,怎奈女大當(dāng)嫁?!?/span>