<blockquote>
<p>&quot;美人只配(被)强者拥有&quot; is  a [(topic) + (comment/ opinion)] sentence.</p>
<p>(<em>this phrase diminish the value of beauties</em>)</p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>It is not an adage</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p>Topic: 美人 (beautiful women)</p>
</li>
<li><p>Comment: 只配被强者拥有 (only worthy of being owned by the strong ones)</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>美人 (beautiful women)</p>
<p>只配 (only worthy of)</p>
<p><em>被(by) omitted</em></p>
<p>强者(the strong one)</p>
<p>拥有 (to own)</p>
<p>The sentence above means &quot;Beautiful women only deserve to be owned by the strong ones&quot;</p>
<p><strong>Substitute the topic and comment</strong>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>木棒只配給材民作武器</p>
<p>Topic: 木棒 (Wooden stick)</p>
<p>Comment: 只配給村民作武器 (only worthy of used as weapon by villagers)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>~</p>
<blockquote>
<p>聖劍只有英雄才配揮舞</p>
<p>Topic: :聖劍 (Holy sword)</p>
<p>Comment: 只有英雄才配揮舞 (only hero deserve to swing it)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>&quot;美人只配(被)强者拥有&quot; is different from &quot;只有强者才配拥有美人&quot; (only the strong ones deserve to own beautiful women). Which is a [SVO] sentence</p>
<blockquote>
<p>只有强者才配拥有美人 (only the strong ones deserve  to own beautiful women)</p>
<p>(<em>this phrase elevate the status of the strong ones</em>)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>[S] = 强者 (the strong ones)</p>
<p>[V] = 拥有 (own)</p>
<p>[O] = 美人 (beautiful women)</p>
<p><em>只有 ~ 才 ~ is a conjunction  (only)</em></p>
<p><em>配 (worthy of) is an adverb for the verb 拥有 (own)</em></p>

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2019-03-21T08:12:10.900Z
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Tang Ho
<p>It is not an adage. It is a correct sentence.<br>
配 originally means "match", derived for meaning "deserve".<br>
Therefore, this sentence should be a passive sentence meaning: "Beauties should only be deserved by the strongs to own" (literally, word-to-word) or "Only the strongs deserve beauties" (native). </p>

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2019-03-21T09:03:25.177Z
The sentence in OP's post means "Beauties only  deserve to be own by the strongs "  It is different from  "Only the strongs deserve beauties"  the first one stating "Beauties is not worth anything other than be owned by heroes " and the second one means " Only hero is worthy of owning beauties, no one else does"
Tang Ho
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2019-03-21T09:09:51.293Z
美人只应被强者拥 (beauties should only be owned by the strongs) would match  "Only the strongs deserve beauties" better
Tang Ho
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Winfred Huang
<blockquote>
  <p>"美人只配强者拥有"</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I have a different opinion about the sentence here.  If you think deep, it doesn't seem to be logical. Usually, 只配 is used in a active voice, as in 你只配给我提鞋. Used in a passive is a bit odd in my opinion. </p>

<p>However, if I heard it, I would think it means the same as 只有强者才配拥有美人. </p>

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dan
<p>I know its meaning. But I can't understand it in grammar.
And does that means when it becomes an adage or 梗, we don't need to care about the grammar?</p>

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In my humble opinion, it might come from some video game.
zyy
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After looked up, It seems to come from little pupil students.
Zhang
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How to understand 美人只配强者拥有?
# How to understand 美人只配强者拥有?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-21)

I know its meaning. But I can't understand it in grammar.
And does that means when it becomes an adage or 梗, we don't need to care about the grammar?

**Tags:** grammar

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: In my humble opinion, it might come from some video game.  
> **username_2**: After looked up, It seems to come from little pupil students.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2019-03-21. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

> "美人只配(被)强者拥有" is a [(topic) + (comment/ opinion)] sentence.
>
> (*this phrase diminish the value of beauties*)

**It is not an adage**

* Topic: 美人 (beautiful women)
* Comment: 只配被强者拥有 (only worthy of being owned by the strong ones)

美人 (beautiful women)

只配 (only worthy of)

*被(by) omitted*

强者(the strong one)

拥有 (to own)

The sentence above means "Beautiful women only deserve to be owned by the strong ones"

**Substitute the topic and comment**:

> 木棒只配給材民作武器
>
> Topic: 木棒 (Wooden stick)
>
> Comment: 只配給村民作武器 (only worthy of used as weapon by villagers)

~

> 聖劍只有英雄才配揮舞
>
> Topic: :聖劍 (Holy sword)
>
> Comment: 只有英雄才配揮舞 (only hero deserve to swing it)

"美人只配(被)强者拥有" is different from "只有强者才配拥有美人" (only the strong ones deserve to own beautiful women). Which is a [SVO] sentence

> 只有强者才配拥有美人 (only the strong ones deserve to own beautiful women)
>
> (*this phrase elevate the status of the strong ones*)

[S] = 强者 (the strong ones)

[V] = 拥有 (own)

[O] = 美人 (beautiful women)

*只有 ~ 才 ~ is a conjunction (only)*

*配 (worthy of) is an adverb for the verb 拥有 (own)*


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### Answer by username_4 on 2019-03-21. Score: 3

It is not an adage. It is a correct sentence.  
配 originally means "match", derived for meaning "deserve".  
Therefore, this sentence should be a passive sentence meaning: "Beauties should only be deserved by the strongs to own" (literally, word-to-word) or "Only the strongs deserve beauties" (native).

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: The sentence in OP's post means "Beauties only  deserve to be own by the strongs "  It is different from  "Only the strongs deserve beauties"  the first one stating "Beauties is not worth anything other than be owned by heroes " and the second one means " Only hero is worthy of owning beauties, no one else does"  
> **username_3**: 美人只应被强者拥 (beauties should only be owned by the strongs) would match  "Only the strongs deserve beauties" better  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2019-03-22. Score: 0

> "美人只配强者拥有"

I have a different opinion about the sentence here. If you think deep, it doesn't seem to be logical. Usually, 只配 is used in a active voice, as in 你只配给我提鞋. Used in a passive is a bit odd in my opinion.

However, if I heard it, I would think it means the same as 只有强者才配拥有美人.


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