丑妻近地家中宝
chǒu​qī​jìn​dì​jiā​zhōng​bǎo

an ugly wife is a treasure

  • created sense approved 丑妻近地家中宝/醜妻近地家中寶 · chǒu​qī​jìn​dì​jiā​zhōng​bǎo · an ugly wife is a treasure — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    丑妻近地家中宝 / 醜妻近地家中寶

    chǒu​qī​jìn​dì​jiā​zhōng​bǎo

    an ugly wife is a treasure

    (idiom) An ugly wife and land near home are treasures; implies that things which are practical and secure (an unattractive wife who stays faithful and land that is easy to farm) are more valuable than those that are beautiful but risky or difficult to manage

    丑 (literal) → 丑/醜 · chǒu · ugly 妻 (bound) → 妻 · qī · wife 近 (literal) → 近 · jìn · near 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · earth 家中 (literal) → 家中 · jiā​zhōng · one's home 宝 (literal) → 宝/寶 · bǎo · treasure

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