idiom
不是一家人不进一家门
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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不是一家人不进一家门 (bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén) means "people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom); marriages are predestined; people marry because they share common traits" in Chinese.
不是一家人不进一家门 is pronounced "bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 10 syllables.
不是一家人不进一家门 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
不是一家人不进一家门 is made up of the characters 不, 是, 一, 家, 人, 不, 进, 一, 家, 门. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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