嫁よめに行いき遅おくれる

expression, ichidan verb

be late getting married; miss the chance to marry

Used especially for women who are considered past the typical marriageable age. Often carries a slightly old-fashioned or critical nuance.

• 彼かの女じょは仕し事ごとに夢む中ちゅうで、嫁よめに行いき遅おくれてしまった。

  She was so absorbed in her work that she ended up missing her chance to get married.

• 昔むかしは25歳さいを過すぎると嫁よめに行いき遅おくれたと言いわれた。

  In the past, it was said that if a woman was over 25, she was late getting married.