a couple who live from hand to mouth(chái mǐ fū qī)

a couple who live from hand to mouth

Chaimi couple, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch á im ǐ f ū Q ī, which means a couple who are married for chaimi's needs. Refers to the poor couple with poor material living conditions. It comes from Gu Qiyuan's Hakka redundancy proverbs in Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Gu Qiyuan, Ming Dynasty, wrote "the proverbs in Lu Lane of Nandu city are often slang and tasteful, and the random notes are few.". Such as saying They are husband and wife, flesh and blood friends, and relatives. "

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: dew mandarin duck

Chinese PinYin : chái mǐ fū qī