# 竹門對竹門，木門對木門
## Chinese

| | | bamboo | opening; door; gateopening; 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 oppositecouple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards something); right | bamboo | opening; door; gateopening; 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; gateopening; 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 oppositecouple; 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; gateopening; 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) | 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) | simp. (竹门对竹门，木门对木门) | 竹 | 门 | 对 | 竹 | 门 | ， | 木 | 门 | 对 | 木 | 门 |
| alternative forms | alternative forms | 木門對木門，竹門對竹門／木门对木门，竹门对竹门 | 木門對木門，竹門對竹門／木门对木门，竹门对竹门 | 木門對木門，竹門對竹門／木门对木门，竹门对竹门 | 木門對木門，竹門對竹門／木门对木门，竹门对竹门 | 木門對木門，竹門對竹門／木门对木门，竹门对竹门 | 木門對木門，竹門對竹門／木门对木门，竹门对竹门 | 木門對木門，竹門對竹門／木门对木门，竹门对竹门 | 木門對木門，竹門對竹門／木门对木门，竹门对竹门 | 木門對木門，竹門對竹門／木门对木门，竹门对竹门 | 木門對木門，竹門對竹門／木门对木门，竹门对竹门 | 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): zuk$^1$ mun$^4$ deoi$^3$ zuk$^1$ mun$^4$, muk$^6$ mun$^4$ deoi$^3$ muk$^6$ mun$^4$
* 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: chu$^2$-mên$^2$ tui$^4$ chu$^2$-mên$^2$, mu$^4$-mên$^2$ tui$^4$ mu$^4$-mên$^2$
*** 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 : /ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ mən³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ mən³⁵ mu⁵¹ mən³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ mən³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zuk$^1$ mun$^4$ deoi$^3$ zuk$^1$ mun$^4$, muk$^6$ mun$^4$ deoi$^3$ muk$^6$ mun$^4$
*** Yale: jūk mùhn deui jūk mùhn, muhk mùhn deui muhk mùhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk$^7$ mun$^4$ doey$^3$ dzuk$^7$ mun$^4$, muk$^9$ mun$^4$ doey$^3$ muk$^9$ mun$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zug$^1$ mun$^4$ dêu$^3$ zug$^1$ mun$^4$, mug$^6$ mun$^4$ dêu$^3$ mug$^6$ mun$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʊk̚⁵ muːn²¹ tɵy̯³³ t͡sʊk̚⁵ muːn²¹ mʊk̚² muːn²¹ tɵy̯³³ mʊk̚² muːn²¹/

### Idiom

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

#### Synonyms

* 門當戶對／门当户对 (méndānghùduì)