满堂儿女，当不得半席夫妻滿堂兒女，當不得半席夫妻滿堂兒女，當不得半席夫妻

a hall full of children is not worth half a mat of husband and wife

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A spouse's care and consideration is worth more than that of a houseful of children.

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Simplified: 满堂儿女，当不得半席夫妻
Traditional (Taiwan): 滿堂兒女，當不得半席夫妻
Pinyin: mǎntáng érnǚ, dāng bùdé bàn xí fūqī
Bopomofo: ㄇㄢˇ ㄊㄤˊ ㄦˊ ㄋㄩˇ，ㄉㄤㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄒㄧˊ ㄈㄨㄑㄧ

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

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