📖 Meaning
Literally pulling a small deer cart together. It describes a married couple living in harmony, willingly enduring poverty and a simple life with shared values. The idiom praises couples who are devoted to each other and content with modest means.
📜 Origin Story
The idiom comes from the Book of Later Han (《后汉书》), in the biography of Bao Xuan's wife. Bao Xuan was an official of the Eastern Han dynasty. When he fell into poverty and returned to his hometown, his wife gave up all her fine garments and ornaments, put on coarse cloth clothing, and together they pulled a small cart back to their village. The story became a model of a devoted couple sharing hardship and living contentedly in simplicity.
💡 Example Usage
他们夫妻二人共挽鹿车，安贫乐道，过着清贫而幸福的生活。
The couple pulled the cart together, content with a poor but happy life in simplicity.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 共挽鹿车
- Pinyin: gòng wǎn lù chē
- Literal Translation: together, pull, deer, cart
- Category: Lifestyle
- Characters: 4