不是一家人,不進一家門

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Chinese[edit]

to not be
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
home; family; ‑ist
home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
man; person; people not; no advance; enter; to come in
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
home; family; ‑ist
home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
 
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
trad. (不是一家人,不進一家門) 不是
simp. (不是一家人,不进一家门) 不是

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Proverb[edit]

不是一家人,不進一家門

  1. If a bride were not meant to marry into a family, fate would not bring her in the door.