Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
持子之手，与子偕老
English translation:
hands in hands, we shall grow old together
Chinese term
持子之手，与子偕老
thanks in advance for your help
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Proposed translations
hands in hands, we shall grow old together
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brightex
: Wouldn't it sound better if it's "Hand in hand......" ?
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good suggestion, thanks
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Gary Key
: Hand in hand
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good suggestion, thanks
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Denyce Seow
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Thanks Wei wei, how are you doing?
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samnunns
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thanks
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Scott Webber (X)
: "Hands in hands" is not idiomatic; it is much more common to hear "hand in hand"
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32 years, for more than 22 million words
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese
Holding your hand and hoping to live forever with you, my love.
China
Seasoned US hi-tech/management executive
Native in: English 
, Chinese
Works in: Chinese, Chinese to English, English to Chinese
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Nai-Ching Ting
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Thanks!
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Gary Key
: Hand in hand
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Thanks! got you - hand in hand.
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I seek your hand in marriage. I wish to share my life with you for the rest of our lives
With the blessings of my parents and of God I seek your hand in marriage. I wish
to share my life with you as your wife for the rest of our lives. ...
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dear to each other，(the same) today and forever
相亲相爱： dear to each other
相伴一生： the same today and forever
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weihong liu
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Scott Webber (X)
: I like this translation a lot, but don't include "the same;" it's meaning is already included in "today and forever" and it ruins the rhyme. If you want to describe a couple, use this. If you want to address a lover, use "I want to grow old with you."
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(Hand in hand,) I want to grow old with you
如果你想形容一对爱人, "(they are) growing old together, hand in hand" 听起来比较自然。我也喜欢第一个建议, "Dear to each other, today and forever," 但我建议不要写 "the same."
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