不是一家人不进一家门

Traditional: 不是一家人不進一家門

bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén

Dictionary entry

people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)

What does 不是一家人不进一家门 mean?

不是一家人不进一家门 (bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)

2marriages are predestined

3people marry because they share common traits

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-是shìto be (followed by substantives only) · correct; right; true 一yīone · single 家jiāused in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]进jìnto go forward · to advance 门Ménsurname Men

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How to pronounce 不是一家人不进一家门

不是一家人不进一家门

bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén

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