上床夫妻，下床君子上床夫妻，下床君子上牀夫妻，下牀君子

husband and wife in bed, gentlemen out of bed

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Even a married couple should behave with propriety in public and in daily life.

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Simplified: 上床夫妻，下床君子
Traditional (Hong Kong): 上牀夫妻，下牀君子
Pinyin: shàngchuáng fūqī, xià chuáng jūnzǐ
Bopomofo: ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄈㄨㄑㄧ，ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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