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患难夫妻 — “Adversity couple”

患难夫妻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a couple who have shared weal and woe, enduring hardships and difficulties together; a couple who have gone through thick and thin”. Literally, “Adversity couple”.

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患难夫妻 Pronunciation and Pinyin

患难夫妻 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
患
huàn11suffer from illness or disaster
难
nàn10difficult, troublesome, or bad
夫
fū4man, husband, or classical particle
妻
qī8wife

Example Sentence with 患难夫妻

他们是一对患难夫妻,共同经历了生活中的起起伏伏,感情更加深厚。
They are a couple who have gone through thick and thin together, having experienced life's ups and downs side by side, which made their bond even stronger.

Idioms Related to 患难夫妻

Synonyms of 患难夫妻

  • zāo糟kāng糠zhī之qī妻wife from humble beginnings

More idioms starting with 患

  • huàn患dé得huàn患shī失worry about personal gains and losses
  • huàn患zhì至hū呼tiān天Cry out to heaven when disaster strikes
  • huàn患nàn难yǔ与gòng共share hardships and difficulties together
  • huàn患nàn难zhī之jiāo交friends in adversity
  • huàn患nàn难xiāng相gòng共share hardships and difficulties
  • huàn患nàn难xiāng相xù恤Mutually assist in adversity
  • huàn患nàn难xiāng相fú扶help each other in adversity
  • huàn患nàn难xiāng相sǐ死loyal unto death in adversity
  • huàn患nàn难jiàn见zhēn真qíng情Adversity reveals true friendship
  • huàn患nàn难jiàn见zhī知jǐ己True friends are revealed in adversity

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What does 患难夫妻 mean?

患难夫妻 (huàn nàn fū qī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a couple who have shared weal and woe, enduring hardships and difficulties together; a couple who have gone through thick and thin”.

How do you pronounce 患难夫妻?

患难夫妻 is pronounced huàn nàn fū qī in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 患难夫妻 literally mean?

Literally, 患难夫妻 means “Adversity couple”. It is used to mean “a couple who have shared weal and woe, enduring hardships and difficulties together; a couple who have gone through thick and thin”.

What is the Chinese definition of 患难夫妻?

患难:忧虑和灾难。指经受过困苦考验,能够同甘共苦的夫妻。

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