Definition

1. Noun:
   • A married couple: A pair of people who are legally married to each other. This term specifically refers to the husband and wife as a unit.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cặp vợ chồng trẻ đó rất hạnh phúc. (That young married couple is very happy.)
  • Họ là một cặp vợ chồng đã chung sống hơn 30 năm. (They are a married couple who have lived together for over 30 years.)
  • Cặp vợ chồng này vừa mua một ngôi nhà mới. (This married couple just bought a new house.)

Advanced Usage

• "cặp vợ chồng son": A newlywed couple.

  • Cặp vợ chồng son đang đi hưởng tuần trăng mật. (The newlywed couple is on their honeymoon.)

• "cặp vợ chồng già": An elderly married couple.

  • Cặp vợ chồng già vẫn nắm tay nhau đi dạo mỗi sáng. (The elderly married couple still holds hands for a walk every morning.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đôi vợ chồng (n): Another common way to say "a married couple." It is essentially synonymous with "cặp vợ chồng."

  • Đôi vợ chồng ấy rất tâm đầu ý hợp. (That married couple is very compatible.)

• Vợ chồng (n): A more general term for "husband and wife" or "spouses," often used without "cặp" or "đôi."

  • Họ sống với tư cách vợ chồng. (They live as husband and wife.)

Synonyms

• Hai vợ chồng: The two spouses (husband and wife).
• Đôi uyên ương: A poetic/literary term for a loving couple, often but not exclusively married. It translates to "a pair of mandarin ducks," a symbol of marital fidelity.

Related Phrases

• Sống như vợ chồng: To live together as a married couple (may refer to cohabitation).
  • Họ sống với nhau như vợ chồng nhưng chưa đăng ký kết hôn. (They live together as a married couple but haven't registered their marriage.)

Related Idioms

• Thuận vợ thuận chồng: Literally "agreeable wife, agreeable husband," meaning a harmonious and compatible married couple.
  • Cặp vợ chồng nào cũng mong muốn thuận vợ thuận chồng. (Every married couple wishes for harmony and compatibility.)

1. Married couple