寧拆十座廟，不毀一樁婚 níng chāi shí zuò miào ， bù huì yī zhuāng hūn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

寧 níng repose, serenity, peace; peaceful
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
廟 miào temple, shrine; imperial court
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
毀 huì destroy, ruin, injure; slander
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
樁 zhuāng stake, post; affair, matter
婚 hūn
HSK 3
get married; marriage, wedding