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鱼水相欢 — “Fish and water mutually joyous; harmonious intimacy like fish and water”

鱼水相欢 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a harmonious and intimate relationship between a husband and wife, likened to fish and water”. Literally, “Fish and water mutually joyous; harmonious intimacy like fish and water”.

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鱼水相欢 Pronunciation and Pinyin

鱼水相欢 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
鱼
yú8aquatic vertebrate with gills and fins
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice
相
xiāng9mutual or appearance
欢
huān6Joyful and fond

Example Sentence with 鱼水相欢

他们夫妻二人,多年来一直鱼水相欢,生活美满幸福。
They, as husband and wife, have lived in harmonious bliss for many years, enjoying a happy and fulfilling life.

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Synonyms of 鱼水相欢

  • yú鱼shuǐ水hé和xié谐harmonious intimate couple relationship
  • yú鱼shuǐ水xiāng相tóu投perfect harmony like fish and water

More idioms starting with 鱼

  • yú鱼yǔ与xióng熊zhǎng掌two desirable but unobtainable things
  • yú鱼shū书yàn雁xìn信letters and correspondence
  • yú鱼shū书yàn雁tiě帖letters and correspondence
  • yú鱼shū书yàn雁bó帛Letters or correspondence
  • yú鱼chuán传chǐ尺sù素send a love letter
  • yú鱼shēng升lóng龙mén门Achieve great success or rise to high position
  • yú鱼xiàn县niǎo鸟cuàn窜precarious and vulnerable situation
  • yú鱼dà大shuǐ水xiǎo小too many demands for too few resources
  • yú鱼fēng封yàn雁tiē帖letters and correspondence
  • yú鱼wěi尾yàn雁xíng行military or naval V-formation
  • yú鱼bó帛hú狐shēng声Fabricate omens to manipulate public opinion
  • yú鱼bó帛hú狐gōu篝Fabricate omens to manipulate public opinion

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Questions about 鱼水相欢

What does 鱼水相欢 mean?

鱼水相欢 (yú shuǐ xiāng huān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a harmonious and intimate relationship between a husband and wife, likened to fish and water”.

How do you pronounce 鱼水相欢?

鱼水相欢 is pronounced yú shuǐ xiāng huān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 鱼水相欢 literally mean?

Literally, 鱼水相欢 means “Fish and water mutually joyous; harmonious intimacy like fish and water”. It is used to mean “to describe a harmonious and intimate relationship between a husband and wife, likened to fish and water”.

What is the Chinese definition of 鱼水相欢?

形容夫妇关系和好谐调如鱼水。

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