谚语 Chinese Folk adage - 嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗 A woman follows her husband no matter what his lot is

jià jī suí jī ， jià ɡǒu suí ɡǒu
嫁  鸡 随  鸡 ， 嫁  狗  随  狗  
(Literally,it means marry a chicken follow the chicken, marry a dog follow the dog)A woman follows her husband no matter what his lot is.

jià
嫁
woman marries man

qǔ
娶
man marries woman

jī
鸡
chicken

ɡǒu
狗
dog

suí
随
follow,with

For instance:

zài zhōnɡ ɡuó ɡǔ dài nǚ rén méi yǒu dì wèi ，
在  中    国  古 代  女 人  没  有  地 位  ，
In ancient China the women didn't have status,

tā men zhí yǒu jià jī suí jī ， jià ɡǒu suí ɡǒu 。
她 们  只  有  嫁  鸡 随  鸡 ， 嫁  狗  随  狗  。
they had to follow their husbands no matter what the lots of their husbands are.