子こは鎹かすがい

expression

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.

• 夫ふう婦ふ喧嘩げんかが絶たえなかったが、子こは鎹かすがいでなんとか離り婚こんせずに済すんだ。

  They fought constantly, but as the saying goes, children are a bond, and they managed to avoid divorce.

• 「子こは鎹かすがい」というけれど、本ほん当とうに子こ供どものおかげで夫ふう婦ふの絆きずなが強つよくなった。

  They say 'children are a bond,' and indeed our children have strengthened our marital ties.