門當戶對

See also: 门当户对

Chinese

 
opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy)
 
to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at
a household; door; family
 
couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right
trad. (門當戶對)
simp. (门当户对)

Pronunciation


Idiom

門當戶對

  1. to be well-matched in terms of socio-economic status (for purposes of marriage); to have similar family backgrounds
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