门当户对 — Chinese idiom
门当户对
mén dāng hù duì
Traditional: 門當戶對
Meaning
- the families are well-matched in terms of social status
- (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match
Character by character
- 门méngate, door, entrance, opening
- 当dāngappropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound o
- 户hùdoor; family
- 对duìcorrect, right; facing, opposed
Idioms sharing a character
- 一门心思 yī mén xīn si
- 侯门似海 hóu mén sì hǎi
- 光耀门楣 guāng yào mén méi
- 分门别类 fēn mén bié lèi
- 名门望族 míng mén wàng zú
- 夺门而出 duó mén ér chū
- 引鬼上门 yǐn guǐ shàng mén
- 托足无门 tuō zú wú mén
- 旁门左道 páng mén zuǒ dào
- 书香门第 shū xiāng mén dì
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