cặp vợ chồng
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Definition
- 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.)
- Married couple