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門當戶對

門當戶對

See also: 门当户对

Chinese

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opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy)

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to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at

!a household; door; family

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couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right

|- !trad. (門當戶對) | | | | |- !simp. (门当户对) | | | | |}

Idiom

門當戶對

  1. (Advanced Mandarin) to be well matched in social and economic status (for purposes of marriage)