Saturday, 21 March 2015

fū chàng fù suí 夫唱妇随

成语: 妇随/夫唱妇随 

Idiom:Husband Sings and Wife Goes Along


意思:

夫:丈夫;倡:发动,鼓励;唱:依照音律发声;妇:已经结婚的女人;随:跟在后面,顺从。(倡,一般上是用在一群人的活动; 而唱通常是指个人。)

形容夫妇关系和谐,妻子附和丈夫的倡议或是/和妻子同意丈夫的意见

Meaning:

Husband sings and wife goes along, this idiom is used to describe harmonious relationship of husband and wife. The wife is supportive of her husband's initiative or/ and the wife is agreeable of her husband's opinion.

(This idiom has two versions, the first one refers to activities of a group of people, whereas the second one refers to an individual.)


例如:

丈夫对他的妻子说:“亲爱的,是夫唱妇随,不是叫你做应声虫。”

Example:

The husband says to his wife: "My dear, is husband sings and wife goes along, not asking you to be a dumbbell."


典故(Classical Literature):


《关尹子·三极》:“天下之理,夫者倡,妇者随。”
醒世恒言卷九:”我与你九岁上定亲,指望长大来夫唱妇随。“