不是一家人不进一家门

bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén

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Definitions

1. people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
2. marriages are predestined
3. people marry because they share common traits

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Child Words of 不是一家人不进一家门

• 一 一 yī: one
• 一家人 一家人 yī jiā rén: the whole family
• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 家人 家人 jiā rén: family member
• 是 是 shì: to be (followed by substantives only)
• 进 进 jìn: to go forward
• 一家 一家 yī jiā: the whole family
• 不是 不是 bú shi: fault
• 不是 不是 bù shì: no
• 家门 家门 jiā mén: house door
• 家 家 jiā: home
• 门 门 mén: gate