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

rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
寧 níng
peaceful; surname Ning
拆 chāi HSK 5
to tear down; to tear open; to tear apart
十 shí HSK 1
ten; 10
座 zuò HSK 4
seat; base
廟 miào
temple; temple fair; ancestral shrine
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
毀 huì
to destroy; to damage; to ruin
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
樁 zhuāng
pile; stake; stump
婚 hūn HSK 3
marriage; wedding; to marry