千里姻缘一线牵 / 千里姻緣一線牽

qiān​lǐ​yīn​yuán​yī​xiàn​qiān

love will find a way

(proverb) couples who are destined to be together will be joined by a thread even if they are a thousand miles apart; emphasizes that marriage is determined by fate despite geographic distance

qiān​lǐ​yīn​yuán​yí​xiàn​qiān

千里 (literal) → 千里 · qiān​lǐ · a thousand li 姻缘 (literal) → 姻缘/姻緣 · yīn​yuán · fated marriage 一线 (literal) → 一线/一線 · yī​xiàn · thread 牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to lead

Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM