小別勝新婚 [－别胜－－]

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Pinyin xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
  2. absence makes the heart grow fonder
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. absence makes the heart grow fonder
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    指兩夫婦​短​暫分開​一下​，​反而​會​增進​感情​，​甜蜜​過​新婚​嗰​時
    a couple, after short separation, will have a relationship better than when they were newly married
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    absence makes the heart grow fonder (said of married couples)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    小别胜新婚，久别情更深。
    小別勝新婚，久别情更深。
    xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn ， jiǔ bié qíng gēng shēn 。
    • Absence makes the heart grow fonder.