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乡里夫妻
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乡里夫妻

乡里夫妻 — “Hometown couple”

乡里夫妻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a couple who have stayed together through thick and thin in their hometown; an inseparable couple from the same village”. Literally, “hometown couple”.

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乡里夫妻 Pronunciation and Pinyin

乡里夫妻 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
乡
xiāng3countryside, hometown, township
里
lǐ7inside, village, unit of length
夫
fū4man, husband, or classical particle
妻
qī8wife

Example Sentence with 乡里夫妻

他们是青梅竹马,后来结为乡里夫妻,一辈子都没分开过
They were childhood sweethearts, and later became a hometown couple, never separating their entire lives.

Idioms Related to 乡里夫妻

More idioms starting with 乡

  • xiāng乡xiāng乡ér而bǎo饱Eat one's fill and be satisfied
  • xiāng乡shū书nán难jì寄Hard to send letters home
  • xiāng乡lì利bèi倍yì义pursue selfish interests, disregard justice
  • xiāng乡tǔ土nán难lí离hard to leave one's native land
  • xiāng乡bì壁xū虚zào造fabricate out of thin air
  • xiāng乡bā巴lǎo佬country bumpkin
  • xiāng乡qū曲zhī之qíng情affection for one's hometown
  • xiāng乡qū曲zhī之yù誉local praise or hometown acclaim
  • xiāng乡guī规mín民yuē约local community rules and conventions
  • xiāng乡fēng风mù慕yì义gravitate towards moral influence

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What does 乡里夫妻 mean?

乡里夫妻 (xiāng lǐ fū qī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a couple who have stayed together through thick and thin in their hometown; an inseparable couple from the same village”.

How do you pronounce 乡里夫妻?

乡里夫妻 is pronounced xiāng lǐ fū qī in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 乡里夫妻 literally mean?

Literally, 乡里夫妻 means “hometown couple”. It is used to mean “a couple who have stayed together through thick and thin in their hometown; an inseparable couple from the same village”.

What is the Chinese definition of 乡里夫妻?

乡里:家乡。指相守在一起不分离的夫妻

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