不是一家人不进一家门 in English bu4 shi4 yi1 jia1 ren2 bu4 jin4 yi1 jia1 men2 Meaning

Meanings

• people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiomatic expression)
• marriages are predestined
• people marry because they share common traits

Pinyin

bu4 shi4 yi1 jia1 ren2 bu4 jin4 yi1 jia1 men2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 是shi4is 一yi1one 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] 人ren2man 不bu4(negative prefix) 进jin4to go forward 一yi1one 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] 门men2surname Men