husband and wife; married couple (dialect)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
husband and wife; married couple; the two spouses
dialectA colloquial, dialectal term (common in northern Mandarin dialects) referring to a married couple as a unit. Often preceded by "老" (lǎo) to indicate an older married couple.
lǎo老
gōng公
mǔ母
liǎ俩
de的
gǎn感
qíng情
kě可
zhēn真
hǎo好
。
The old couple's relationship is truly wonderful.
Tā他
men们
gōng公
mǔ母
liǎ俩
jié结
hūn婚
sān三
shí十
nián年
le了
，
yī一
zhí直
ēn恩
ài爱
rú如
chū初
。
The two of them have been married for thirty years and remain as loving as ever.
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Gōng公
mǔ母
liǎ俩
yī一
qǐ起
jīng经
yíng营
zhe着
zhè这
jiā家
xiǎo小
fàn饭
guǎn馆
，
shēng生
yì意
hái还
bù不
cuò错
。
The husband and wife run this small restaurant together, and business is not bad.
Bié别
kàn看
lǎo老
gōng公
mǔ母
liǎ俩
píng平
shí时
chǎo吵
chǎo吵
nào闹
nào闹
，
guān关
jiàn键
shí时
kè刻
zǒng总
shì是
hù互
xiāng相
zhī支
chí持
。
Despite the old couple's usual bickering, they always support each other at crucial moments.