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
HSK 5
calm, peaceful, serene; healthy
拆 chāi
HSK 5
to break up, split apart, rip open; to destroy
十 shí
HSK 1
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
座 zuò
HSK 4
seat; stand, base
庙 miào
HSK 6
temple, shrine; imperial court
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
毁 huì
HSK 6
destroy
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
桩 zhuāng stake, post; affair, matter
婚 hūn
HSK 3
get married; marriage, wedding