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

people marry because they share common traits

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
not; no; (negative prefix)
to be; is; are
one; 1; single
home; family; classifier for families or businesses
person; people; man
not; no; (negative prefix)
to enter; to go in; to go forward
one; 1; single
home; family; classifier for families or businesses
door; gate; doorway