宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚 in English ning2 chai1 shi2 zuo4 miao4 , bu4 hui4 yi1 zhuang1 hun1 Meaning

Meanings

  • rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

宁 拆 十 座 庙 ， 不 毁 一 桩 婚

Traditional Characters

寧 拆 十 座 廟 ， 不 毀 一 樁 婚

Pinyin

ning2 chai1 shi2 zuo4 miao4 , bu4 hui4 yi1 zhuang1 hun1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

宁ning2to store 拆chai1to tear open 十shi2ten 座zuo4seat 庙miao4temple ， 不bu4(negative prefix) 毁hui3to destroy 一yi1one 桩zhuang1stump 婚hun1to marry