嫁 (gaa3) — impute to another (blame, a crime, etc.) in Cantonese
gaa˗₃嫁Mandarin Pinyin: jia4
Meaning of 嫁
nounimpute to another (blame, a crime, etc.)
nounmarry a man; get married (said of a woman); give a daughter in marriage; marry off a daughter
Example Sentences with 嫁
佢要嫁畀唐叔嘅仔你又唔肯，唔通要個女將來攝灶罅咩？
You disallow her despite her wanting to marry Ah Tong's son; don't tell me you want her to end up a spinster?
zi˗₃置beiˍ₆備gaa˗₃嫁zong˗₃妝
Prepare the dowry.
gaa˗₃嫁ceotˊ²娶paa˗₃怕zongˍ₆撞maangˎ₄盲ninˎ₄年
Getting married, afraid of hitting a leap year.
keoiˏ₅佢zouˍ₆做puiˎ₄陪gaa˗₃嫁mui6.妹。
She is a bridesmaid.
puiˎ₄陪gaa˗₃嫁muiˍ₆妹houˊ²好mong4.忙。
The bridesmaid is very busy.
Words Containing 嫁
新嫁娘san1 gaa3 noeng2
a newlywed bride
嫁妝gaa3 zong1
dowry [粵]: 妝嫁
為人作嫁wai6 jan4 zok3 gaa3
doing work for others with no benefit to oneself
嫁唔出gaa3 m4 ceot1
cannot marry
八十歲返頭嫁baat3 sap6 seoi3 faan1 tau4 gaa3
to bring trouble oneself. 八十歲返頭嫁 - 攞路行 get remarried at the age of eighty
下嫁haa6 gaa3
(of women) to marry down; to marry a man with a social status lower than oneself
陪嫁pui4 gaa3
dowry
嫁給gaa3 kap1
to get married to (of women); to wed (of women)
盲婚啞嫁maang4 fan1 aa2 gaa3
marriage is arranged by go-between
外嫁女ngoi6 gaa3 neoi2
noun; married daughter
婚嫁fan1 gaa3
marriage
再嫁zoi3 gaa3
remarry
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