nìng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huǐ yī zhuāng hūn

Traditional: 寧拆十座廟，不毀一樁婚

宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚 (nìng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huǐ yī zhuāng hūn) is a Chinese word meaning “rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)

Characters in 宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚

宁níng · peaceful拆chāi · to tear open十shí · ten座zuò · seat庙miào · temple不bù · no; not so毁huǐ · to destroy; to ruin一yī · one桩zhuāng · stump; stake; pile婚hūn · (bound form) marriage; wedding

Related words

不no; not so一one一个a; an; one一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)不过only一切everything不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon一点a bit; a little bit

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