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不是一家人不進一家門
简 不是一家人不进一家门 · 繁 不是一家人不進一家門Mandarin · pinyin bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
Meanings
- people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
- marriages are predestined
- people marry because they share common traits
Characters in this entry
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 是
- shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
- 一
- yī · one; a, an; alone
- 家
- jiā · house, home, residence; family
- 人
- rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
- 進
- jìn · advance, make progress, enter
- 門
- mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
- 进
- jìn · advance, make progress, enter
- 门
- mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
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Mandarin tones
4–4–1–1–2–4–4–1–1–2 · bu4 shi4 yi1 jia1 ren2 bu4 jin4 yi1 jia1 men2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
bat1 si6 jat1 gaa1 jan4 bat1 zeon3 jat1 gaa1 mun4
Cantonese word readings for 不是一家人不進一家門. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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bat1 si6 jat1 gaa1 jan4 bat1 zeon3 jat1 gaa1 mun4
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