📖 Meaning
The idiom draws on the image of dodder vines (松萝) that cling to and lean upon pine trees. It serves as a metaphor for a husband and wife living together in harmony, mutual affection, and interdependence.
📜 Origin Story
This idiom draws on the natural imagery of 松萝 (pine vine), a clinging plant that grows by attaching itself to pine trees. In classical Chinese poetry and literature, the relationship between vine and tree was a familiar metaphor for conjugal love and mutual reliance. The phrase evokes two beings leaning on each other, symbolizing a harmonious and devoted marriage. No specific historical source, dynasty, or figure is recorded for this phrase.
💡 Example Usage
他们夫妻二人松萝共倚，携手走过了半个世纪。
Husband and wife leaned on each other like pine and vine, walking hand in hand through half a century together.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 松萝共倚
- Pinyin: sōng luó gòng yǐ
- Literal Translation: pine, vine, together, lean on
- Category: Emotion
- Characters: 4