mutual respect between husband and wife
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to show mutual respect and love between husband and wife; to treat each other with deep respect (lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level)
formal典出《后汉书·逸民传》。东汉隐士梁鸿的妻子孟光为丈夫送饭时，总是把盛食物的托盘举得与眉毛齐平，表示对丈夫的敬重。后用来形容夫妻之间相互敬重、恩爱和睦的关系。多用于书面语或正式场合。
Tā他
men们
jié结
hūn婚
sān三
shí十
nián年
，
yī依
rán然
jǔ举
àn案
qí齐
méi眉
，
shì是
lín邻
lǐ里
chēng称
zàn赞
de的
mó模
fàn范
fū夫
qī妻
。
After thirty years of marriage, they still treat each other with deep respect, making them a model couple praised by the neighborhood.
Jǔ举
àn案
qí齐
méi眉
de的
diǎn典
gù故
，
tǐ体
xiàn现
le了
zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
wén文
huà化
zhōng中
duì对
fū夫
qī妻
xiāng相
jìng敬
rú如
bīn宾
de的
zhòng重
shì视
。
The allusion of 'lifting the tray to eyebrow level' reflects the importance traditional Chinese culture places on spouses treating each other with the respect due to guests.
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Zhēn真
zhèng正
de的
ài爱
qíng情
bù不
zài在
yú于
hōng轰
hōng轰
liè烈
liè烈
，
ér而
zài在
yú于
píng平
dàn淡
shēng生
huó活
zhōng中
de的
jǔ举
àn案
qí齐
méi眉
。
True love lies not in dramatic passion, but in the daily mutual respect shared in ordinary life.