同甘共苦

tóng gān gòng kǔ

to share joys and sorrows

Character by character

同tóng
together

甘gān
sweet

共gòng
share

苦kǔ
bitter

夫妻应该同甘共苦。

Husband and wife should share the good times and the bad.

Tone: positive (praise).

From the Stratagems of the Warring States, where King Zhao of Yan shared his people's joys and hardships.

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