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门当户对
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门当户对

门当户对 — “Matching doors and households”

门当户对 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “referring to families or individuals being of equal social standing and financial status, making them suitable partners, especially for marriage”. Literally, “matching doors and households”.

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门当户对 Pronunciation and Pinyin

门当户对 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
门		mén3door, gate, entrance
当		dāng6to act as or serve as
户		hù4household, family, or door
对		duì5to be correct or right

Example Sentence with 门当户对

在旧社会，人们普遍认为婚姻应该门当户对，这样才能长久美满。
In old society, it was widely believed that marriages should be between partners of equal social and economic status to ensure lasting happiness.

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Questions about 门当户对

What does 门当户对 mean?

门当户对 (mén dāng hù duì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “referring to families or individuals being of equal social standing and financial status, making them suitable partners, especially for marriage”.

How do you pronounce 门当户对?

门当户对 is pronounced mén dāng hù duì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 门当户对 literally mean?

Literally, 门当户对 means “matching doors and households”. It is used to mean “referring to families or individuals being of equal social standing and financial status, making them suitable partners, especially for marriage”.

What is the Chinese definition of 门当户对?

旧时指男女双方的社会地位和经济情况相当，结亲很适合。