Definition

1. Noun:
   • Husband and wife, man and wife: "Phu phụ" refers to a married couple, specifically the husband and wife pair. This is an archaic term.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tình phu phụ (Conjugal love / The love between husband and wife).
  • Lễ thành phu phụ (The ceremony to become husband and wife / The wedding ceremony).

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in classical, literary, or formal historical contexts. It is not common in modern everyday conversation.
• It often appears in classical poetry, proverbs, or texts discussing traditional marital relationships.
  • Giang sơn phu phụ lão (A line from classical poetry implying a couple growing old together through life's journeys).

Variants and Related Words

• Phu thê (n): A slightly more common but still literary synonym for "phu phụ," meaning husband and wife.
• Vợ chồng (n): The standard, modern Vietnamese term for "husband and wife" or "married couple."
• Vợ (n): Wife.
• Chồng (n): Husband.

Synonyms

• Vợ chồng: Husband and wife, married couple (modern, common usage).
• Đôi vợ chồng: The married couple.
• Đôi lứa: A couple (often implies a romantic or young married couple).

Notes on Meaning

• "Phu phụ" specifically denotes the marital bond and the pair as a unit. It carries a formal and respectful tone, reflecting traditional values.
• The word is a compound of "phu" (husband, man) and "phụ" (wife, woman). It is used as a single, inseparable unit to mean "married couple."

1. (từ cũ) Husband and wife, man and wife