無飯夫妻 (mou4 faan6 fu1 cai1 | ) : a couple, where both partners cannot cook well

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無飯夫妻

mou4 faan6 fu1 cai1

[港] a couple, where both partners cannot cook well.

無飯夫妻 has the same pronunciation as 模範夫妻 which means a good model for the other couples to learn from. 無飯夫妻 is a more playful way to express that a couple seldom cook at home, i.e. they usually have their meals in restaurants. This is rather a neutral word.

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

無飯夫妻

This word has been viewed 1511 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by yckillua on 3rd Aug 2009 18:45 and last edited on 5th Aug 2009 13:17

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無 mou4 - not; negative; don't have
飯 faan6 - cooked rice
夫 fu1 fu4 - husband; male adult; manual worker
妻 cai1 cai3 - wife

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