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How to say “Marriage” in Cantonese — 婚嫁 (fan1 gaa3)

The Cantonese for “marriage” is 婚嫁 (fan1 gaa3).

fanˉ¹婚gaa˗₃嫁
nounmarriage
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Other ways to say “marriage”

婚事fan1 si6
wedding; marriage
婚姻法fan1 jan1 faat3
marriage law
初婚co1 fan1
first marriage
同性婚姻tung4 sing3 fan1 jan1
gay marriage/same-sex marriages
奉旨成婚fung6 zi2 sing4 fan1
arranged marriage

Example sentences with 婚嫁

ginˍ₆件cyunˎ₄傳tungˊ²統fanˉ¹婚gaa˗₃嫁laiˏ₅禮fukˍ₆服houˊ²好leng3.靚。
That traditional wedding dress is very beautiful.
zuˉ¹租cyunˎ₄傳tungˊ²統fanˉ¹婚gaa˗₃嫁laiˏ₅禮fukˍ₆服gwai3.貴。
Renting traditional wedding attire is expensive.
keoiˏ₅佢zoek˗₃著cyunˎ₄傳tungˊ²統fanˉ¹婚gaa˗₃嫁laiˏ₅禮fuk6.服。
She is wearing traditional wedding clothes.
niˉ¹呢tou˗₃套cyunˎ₄傳tungˊ²統fanˉ¹婚gaa˗₃嫁laiˏ₅禮fukˍ₆服hai6?係?
Is this traditional wedding attire?

How to pronounce it

The romanisation in brackets (fan1 gaa3) is Jyutping, the standard system for Cantonese sounds. New to it? Read our beginner’s guide to Jyutping → or learn about Cantonese tones.

Related words

傳統婚嫁禮服cyun4 tung2 fan1Gaa3 lai5fuk6
Traditional attire worn for a wedding ceremony and related events.
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