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不是一家人不進一家門 (bat1 si6 jat1 gaa1 jan4 bat1 zeon3 jat1 gaa1 mun4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

不是一家人不進一家門 (bat1 si6 jat1 gaa1 jan4 bat1 zeon3 jat1 gaa1 mun4, bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén) — people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom); marriages are predestined; people marry because they share common traits

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Usage

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 不乏其人 (bat1 fat6 kei4 jan4) — not lacking people who share same thought or qualifications
• 不予置評 (bat1 jyu5 zi3 ping4) — No comments
• 不值一提 (bat1 zik6 jat1 tai4) — Unworthy of being mentioned
• 不做 (bat1 zou6) — Not to do
• 不僅僅 (bat1 gan2 gan2) — Not only
• 不入虎穴 (bat1 jap6 fu2 jyut6) — lit. not entering tiger's den, meaning without taking risk

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