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children are a bond between husband and wife; children hold marriages together
Proverb meaning that children serve as a strong emotional bond that keeps a married couple together, even in difficult times.
夫婦喧嘩が絶えなかったが、子は鎹でなんとか離婚せずに済んだ。
They fought constantly, but as the saying goes, children are a bond, and they managed to avoid divorce.
「子は鎹」というけれど、本当に子供のおかげで夫婦の絆が強くなった。
They say 'children are a bond,' and indeed our children have strengthened our marital ties.