Qiān lǐ yīnyuán, yī xiàn qiān.*

千里姻緣一線牽。

Lit [Two beings] destined to marry each other, [though] a thousand miles apart, are joined by a single string.

Fig A thousand miles can't keep apart a couple that are fated to wed: their lives and destinies are tied by a long and invisible thread.

Note [Cf. DRC, chap. 57; JW, chap. 54; see also shì yīnyuán and yīnyuán, yīnyuán below.]

Topics COUPLES DISTANCE DRC FATE JW MARRIAGE MATCHMAKERS yīnyuán