nìng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huǐ yī zhuāng hūndictionary entry
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rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
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寧拆十座廟,不毀一樁婚 宁拆十座庙,不毁一桩婚 [ning4 chai1 shi2 zuo4 miao4 , bu4 hui3 yi1 zhuang1 hun1] /rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)/

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宁拆十座庙不毁一桩婚
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