門當戶對
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See also: 门当户对
Chinese[edit]
opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division |
to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at |
a household; door; family | couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right | ||
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trad. (門當戶對) | 門 | 當 | 戶 | 對 | |
simp. (门当户对) | 门 | 当 | 户 | 对 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
門當戶對
- to be well-matched in terms of socio-economic status (for purposes of marriage); to have similar family backgrounds
Synonyms[edit]
- 竹門對竹門,木門對木門/竹门对竹门,木门对木门 (zhúmén duì zhúmén, mùmén duì mùmén)
Descendants[edit]
(misconstructed Sino-Vietnamese)
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