created sense approved 柴米夫妻 · cháimǐfūqī · marriage of necessity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
柴米夫妻
cháimǐfūqī
marriage of necessity
A couple married for financial survival or basic livelihood rather than romance
柴米 (literal) → 柴米 · cháimǐ · fuel and rice 夫妻 (literal) → 夫妻 · fūqī · husband and wife
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created sense approved 柴米夫妻 · cháimǐfūqī · hardship-sharing couple — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
柴米夫妻
cháimǐfūqī
hardship-sharing couple
A couple who has endured a hand-to-mouth existence or difficult times together
柴米 (literal) → 柴米 · cháimǐ · fuel and rice 夫妻 (literal) → 夫妻 · fūqī · husband and wife
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition