created sense approved 牛衣对泣/牛衣對泣 · niúyīduìqì · destitute couple — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
牛衣对泣 / 牛衣對泣
niúyīduìqì
destitute couple
a couple living in extreme poverty or sharing a life of hardship; originally referring to a poor man who, having only a rough hempen cover (ox-blanket) while ill, wept with his wife as they faced their said goodbyes
牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 衣 (literal) → 衣 · yī · clothing 对 (literal) → 对/對 · duì · to face 泣 (literal) → 泣 · qì · to sob
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