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ふうふ

ふうふ 夫婦 a (married ) couple, husband [⦅書 ⦆ man ] and wife .解説 couple が一般的. couple より堅い結びつきを言うときは pair を用いることがある. いずれも単 複両扱い. 夫婦を構成する夫と妻に視点を置く場合は husband [man ] and wife で通例無冠詞で用いる .1 ~夫婦 若夫婦 a young couple .▸ 老夫婦 an elderly [a senior ] couple . (!後の方は 「親夫婦 」の意もある ) ▸ 新婚夫婦 a newly married [a newlywed ] couple ⦅やや話 ⦆newlyweds .▸ おしどり夫婦 a happy pair / a happy married couple .▸ 田中さん夫婦 Mr . and Mrs . Tanaka / Mr . Tanaka and his wife / the Tanakas .▸ 彼らは似合いの夫婦だ They are a well-matched [a nice ] couple .▸ 私たち夫婦には子供がいません Our couple [We, My husband and I ] have no children .2 夫婦 (の )~▸ 夫婦げんかをする have a quarrel [a row /ráu /] with one's wife [husband ].▸ 彼らは夫婦仲が悪い The couple don't get on well (with each other ).▸ 結婚記念日に夫婦水入らずで ⦅自分たちだけで ⦆食事に出かけた The couple went out to dine by themselves on their wedding anniversary .3 夫婦に ▸ 壮一は弥生と夫婦になった ⦅結婚した ⦆Soichi got married to [╳with ] Yayoi .▸ あの人たちはよい夫婦になりますよ I hope they'll make a nice couple .4 夫婦で ▸ 我々は夫婦で共働きしている My wife and I are both working [both have jobs ]. (!╳I and my wife の語順は公の場では不可 ) ▸ ご夫婦でおいでください Please come over with your wife [husband ].夫婦げんかは犬も食わない Even a dog will not eat a quarrel between husband and wife . / 【夫婦げんかの仲裁をするのはおろかである 】It is foolish to intervene in a quarrel between husband and wife .夫婦愛 married love / love between (a ) husband and wife .夫婦生活 (a ) married life .夫婦別姓 the use of different surnames by a married couple . 別姓 夫婦別れ 離婚 (a ) divorce . 離婚