门当户对
Traditional form:
門當戶對
Pinyin (reading):
méndānghùduì
Definitions:
- the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom)
- (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match
Characters:
- 门 - gate, door, entrance, opening
- 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
- 户 - door; family
- 对 - correct, right; facing, opposed
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