齐大非偶

齊大非偶
qídàfēi'ǒu
  1. (of someone from a humble background) to decline a marriage proposal from a rich family as one dare not aspire to such an honour
  2. to decline a marriage proposal from a rich family as one dare not aspire to such an honour

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Homographs

齐大非偶 qídàfēiǒu too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom)

Entry Composition

=1 齐 Qí
  1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods)
  2. surname Qi
=1 齐 qí
  1. neat
  2. even
  3. level with
  4. identical
  5. simultaneous
  6. all together
  7. to even sth out
=2 大 dà
  1. big; large; great
  2. older (than another person)
  3. eldest (as in 大姐 dàjiě)
  4. greatly; freely; fully
  5. (dialect) father
  6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
=2 大 dài see 大夫 dàifu
=3 非 Fēi abbr. for 非洲 Fēizhōu, Africa
=3 非 fēi
  1. to not be; not
  2. wrong; incorrect
  3. non-; un-; in-; de-
  4. to reproach; to blame
  5. (coll.) to insist on; simply must
4 偶 ǒu
  1. accidental
  2. image
  3. pair
  4. mate