<p><a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/30316/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">佳偶天成</a> (a perfect couple that's made by heaven)</p>

<p><a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/53096/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">天生一對</a> (born to be a perfect couple)</p>

<p><a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/53097/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">天造地設</a> (a perfect couple created by heaven)</p>

<p><a href="http://www.chengyu675.com/chengyudaquan/t/36980.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">天賜良緣</a> (a perfect marriage that was grant by the Heaven )</p>

<p>The_Anomaly wrote:</p>

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  <p><em>...which of these are perhaps more commonly used than the others?</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>佳偶天成, 天賜良緣, and 天作之合 are very literary phrases-- you usually find them in written form; and you only hear them commonly in wedding speeches.</p>

<p>天生一對 and 天造地設 can also be heard in wedding speeches, but they are more applicable in day-to-day conversations. They can describe something other than 'perfect couple'</p>

<ul>
<li><p>天生一對 can refer to persons or things being extremely comparable or alike. For example: "你們倆一個是瘋子，一個是狂人, 真是天生一對." (one crazy, one mad; you two really are born to be a pair) </p></li>
<li><p>天造地設 can refer to persons or things being perfectly matched or perfectly suited in an arrangement. For example: "這是個天造地設的安排" (this is a perfect arrangement)</p></li>
</ul>

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These are excellent, thank you.  Do you or @吳斯生 have any thoughts as to which of these are perhaps more commonly used than the others?  They all seem to really have an equivalent meaning.
The_Anomaly
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天生一对 is the most widely used one, and it can be used to any couple( for example, the 天賜良緣 usually refers to married couple)
Archeosudoerus
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Tang Ho
<p>《汉语成语词典》</p>

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  <p>天作之合<br>
  tiān zuò zhī hé</p>
  
  <p>【解释】好象是上天给予安排，很完美地配合到一起。祝人婚姻美满的话。</p>
  
  <p>【出处】《诗经·大雅·大明》：“文王初载，天作之合。”</p>
  
  <p>【用法】偏正式；作宾语、定语；含褒义，祝人婚姻美满的话</p>
  
  <p>【英文】a heaven-made match; a union made by heaven; a match blessed by God</p>
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Farnz Seager
<p>I seem to recall there being a 成语 to the effect of, "Heaven brought them together," or something like that.  It expresses that the couple was truly meant for one another.  Do you know which 成语 I am thinking of?</p>

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成语 for expressing that a couple was meant for eachother
# 成语 for expressing that a couple was meant for eachother

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-07-12)

I seem to recall there being a 成语 to the effect of, "Heaven brought them together," or something like that. It expresses that the couple was truly meant for one another. Do you know which 成语 I am thinking of?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-07-12. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

[佳偶天成](http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/30316/) (a perfect couple that's made by heaven)

[天生一對](http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/53096/) (born to be a perfect couple)

[天造地設](http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/53097/) (a perfect couple created by heaven)

[天賜良緣](http://www.chengyu675.com/chengyudaquan/t/36980.html) (a perfect marriage that was grant by the Heaven )

The\_Anomaly wrote:

> *...which of these are perhaps more commonly used than the others?*

佳偶天成, 天賜良緣, and 天作之合 are very literary phrases-- you usually find them in written form; and you only hear them commonly in wedding speeches.

天生一對 and 天造地設 can also be heard in wedding speeches, but they are more applicable in day-to-day conversations. They can describe something other than 'perfect couple'

* 天生一對 can refer to persons or things being extremely comparable or alike. For example: "你們倆一個是瘋子，一個是狂人, 真是天生一對." (one crazy, one mad; you two really are born to be a pair)
* 天造地設 can refer to persons or things being perfectly matched or perfectly suited in an arrangement. For example: "這是個天造地設的安排" (this is a perfect arrangement)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: These are excellent, thank you.  Do you or @吳斯生 have any thoughts as to which of these are perhaps more commonly used than the others?  They all seem to really have an equivalent meaning.  
> **username_2**: 天生一对 is the most widely used one, and it can be used to any couple( for example, the 天賜良緣 usually refers to married couple)  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-07-12. Score: 3

《汉语成语词典》

> 天作之合  
> tiān zuò zhī hé
>
> 【解释】好象是上天给予安排，很完美地配合到一起。祝人婚姻美满的话。
>
> 【出处】《诗经·大雅·大明》：“文王初载，天作之合。”
>
> 【用法】偏正式；作宾语、定语；含褒义，祝人婚姻美满的话
>
> 【英文】a heaven-made match; a union made by heaven; a match blessed by God


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