不是冤家不聚頭

See also: 不是冤家不聚头

Chinese

		to not be	enemy; foe; opponent enemy; foe; opponent; sweetheart; destined love	not; no	to meet; to gather together
trad. (不是冤家不聚頭)		不是	冤家	不	聚頭
simp. (不是冤家不聚头)		不是	冤家	不	聚头
alternative forms		勿是冤家勿碰頭／勿是冤家勿碰头 Wu

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùshì yuānjiā bù jùtóu

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄩㄢㄐㄧㄚㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄊㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ si⁶ jyun¹ gaa¹ bat¹ zeoi⁶ tau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bùshì yuānjiā bù jùtóu [Phonetic: búshì yuānjiā bú jùtóu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄩㄢㄐㄧㄚㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄊㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bùshìh yuanjia bù jyùtóu
  - Wade–Giles: pu⁴-shih⁴ yüan¹-chia¹ pu⁴ chü⁴-tʻou²
  - Yale: bù-shr̀ ywān-jyā bù jyù-tóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bushyh iuanjia bu jiuhtour
  - Palladius: буши юаньцзя бу цзюйтоу (buši juanʹczja bu czjujtou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɥɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ si⁶ jyun¹ gaa¹ bat¹ zeoi⁶ tau⁴
  - Yale: bāt sih yūn gā bāt jeuih tàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ si⁶ jyn¹ gaa¹ bat⁷ dzoey⁶ tau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ xi⁶ yun¹ ga¹ bed¹ zêu⁶ teo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ siː²² jyːn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɵy̯²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

Proverb

不是冤家不聚頭

If you were not destined to be lovers, you would not be together. Those with some kind of connection will be brought together. (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)

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