卿卿我我

qīngqīngwǒwǒ

idiom #24,981

Meanings

1 to bill and coo
2 to whisper sweet nothings
3 to be lovey-dovey
4 to be very much in love

Characters

dear, you (classical/affectionate form of address)

Examples

他们两个整天卿卿我我，让旁人看了都觉得甜蜜。

Tāmen liǎng gè zhěngtiān qīngqīngwǒwǒ, ràng pángrén kàn le dōu juéde tiánmì.

The two of them are lovey-dovey all day, making onlookers feel warm just watching.

新婚燕尔，卿卿我我是自然的。

Xīnhūn yàn'ěr, qīngqīngwǒwǒ shì zìrán de.

For newlyweds, being lovey-dovey is only natural.

Tips

history

From an anecdote about Wang Rong of the Jin dynasty, who objected when his wife addressed him as 卿 (an affectionate 'you'); she replied that loving him was why she called him 卿. It describes couples absorbed in each other to the exclusion of others.

Stroke Order

卿 qīng

我 wǒ