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 something); 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 something); 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

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

竹門對竹門，木門對木門

(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