热不过火口，亲不过两口儿熱不過火口，親不過兩口兒熱不過火口，親不過兩口兒

nothing is hotter than the stove opening, nothing closer than a married couple

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Says that husband and wife are the closest of all relationships.

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Simplified: 热不过火口，亲不过两口儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 熱不過火口，親不過兩口兒
Pinyin: rè búguò huǒ kǒu, qīn búguò liǎngkǒur
Bopomofo: ㄖㄜˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄎㄡˇ，ㄑㄧㄣㄅㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄡˇㄦ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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