Zhèng guō pèi hǎo zào; wāi guō pèi bié zào.

正鍋配好灶, 歪鍋配蹩灶。

Lit A good pot for a good stove [and] a bad pot for a bad stove.

Fig People usually find appropriate partners [especially in social status for marriage]. “There's no pot so ugly it can't find a lid.”

Note [See also huā duì huā and làn guō zìyǒu above.]

Topics APPROPRIATENESS COUPLES MARRIAGE PARTNERS