門當戶對
See also: 门当户对
Chinese
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
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): mun4 dong1 wu6 deoi3
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mn̂g-tong-hō͘-tùi
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄤ ㄏㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: méndanghùduèi
- Wade–Giles: mên2-tang1-hu4-tui4
- Yale: mén-dāng-hù-dwèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mendanghuhduey
- Palladius: мэньданхудуй (mɛnʹdanxuduj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mən³⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵ xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mun4 dong1 wu6 deoi3
- Yale: mùhn dōng wuh deui
- Cantonese Pinyin: mun4 dong1 wu6 doey3
- Guangdong Romanization: mun4 dong1 wu6 dêu3
- Sinological IPA (key): /muːn²¹ tɔːŋ⁵⁵ wuː²² tɵy̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mn̂g-tong-hō͘-tùi
- Tâi-lô: mn̂g-tong-hōo-tuì
- Phofsit Daibuun: mngdonghoxduix
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /mŋ̍²³⁻³³ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ³³⁻²¹ tui²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /mŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ³³⁻¹¹ tui¹¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 門當戶對
- to be well-matched in terms of socio-economic status (for purposes of marriage); to have similar family backgrounds
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