宁拆十座庙,不毁一桩婚 níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn

DEFINITIONS

  1. rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)

CHARACTERS

宁 níng calm, peaceful, serene; healthy
拆 chāi to break up, split apart, rip open; to destroy
十 shí ten, tenth; complete; perfect
座 zuò seat; stand, base
庙 miào temple, shrine; imperial court
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
毁 huì destroy
一 yī one; a, an; alone
桩 zhuāng stake, post; affair, matter
婚 hūn get married; marriage, wedding