不是一家人不进一家门 bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén

DEFINITIONS

  1. people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. marriages are predestined
  3. people marry because they share common traits

CHARACTERS

不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
是 shì indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
一 yī one; a, an; alone
家 jiā house, home, residence; family
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
进 jìn advance, make progress, enter
一 yī one; a, an; alone
家 jiā house, home, residence; family
门 mén gate, door, entrance, opening