竹門對竹門，木門對木門

Chinese

		bamboo	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division	couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right	bamboo	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division		tree; wood	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division	couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right	tree; wood	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
trad. (竹門對竹門，木門對木門)		竹	門	對	竹	門	，	木	門	對	木	門
simp. (竹门对竹门，木门对木门)		竹	门	对	竹	门	，	木	门	对	木	门
alternative forms		木門對木門，竹門對竹門／木门对木门，竹门对竹门

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhúmén duì zhúmén, mùmén duì mùmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄣˊ , ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zuk¹ mun⁴ deoi³ zuk¹ mun⁴, muk⁶ mun⁴ deoi³ muk⁶ mun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhúmén duì zhúmén, mùmén duì mùmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄣˊ , ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhúmén duèi jhúmén, mùmén duèi mùmén
    • Wade–Giles: chu²-mên² tui⁴ chu²-mên², mu⁴-mên² tui⁴ mu⁴-mên²
    • Yale: jú-mén dwèi jú-mén-, mù-mén dwèi mù-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwumen duey jwumen, muhmen duey muhmen
    • Palladius: чжумэнь дуй чжумэнь, мумэнь дуй мумэнь (čžumɛnʹ duj čžumɛnʹ, mumɛnʹ duj mumɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ mən³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ mən³⁵ mu⁵¹ mən³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ mən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zuk¹ mun⁴ deoi³ zuk¹ mun⁴, muk⁶ mun⁴ deoi³ muk⁶ mun⁴
    • Yale: jūk mùhn deui jūk mùhn, muhk mùhn deui muhk mùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk⁷ mun⁴ doey³ dzuk⁷ mun⁴, muk⁹ mun⁴ doey³ muk⁹ mun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zug¹ mun⁴ dêu³ zug¹ mun⁴, mug⁶ mun⁴ dêu³ mug⁶ mun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊk̚⁵ muːn²¹ tɵy̯³³ t͡sʊk̚⁵ muːn²¹ mʊk̚² muːn²¹ tɵy̯³³ mʊk̚² muːn²¹/

Idiom

竹門對竹門，木門對木門

1. (of the families of the male and female in a marriage) to be well-matched in terms of socio-economic status (for purposes of marriage); to have similar family backgrounds

Synonyms

• 門當戶對／门当户对 (méndānghùduì)