男大当娶
    Pinyin: nán dà dāng qǔ

    Usage: 偏正式;作定语、分句;指男子到娶亲时

    Explanation: 指男子成年后要娶亲成家

    Source: 老舍《骆驼祥子》:“男大当娶,女大当聘,你六十九了,白活!”

  • Thesaurus:  a man should take a wife and a woman should take a husband, a man should get married on coming of age, girl should be married upon reaching womanhood, Men and married women employed, For men to be married