牛郎织女

牛郎织女

Literally means:

the Cowboy and the Weaving Lady

Actually means:

husband and wife who have to live in two different places

牛郎, the Cowboy; 织女, the Weaving Lady, are two figures in the Chinese ancient mythology. The Weaving Lady was the granddaughter of the emperor in heaven, who escaped to the earth and married the Cowboy. But this couple were later separated by the milk-way in the heaven and can only meet on the seventh day of the seventh month every year according to lunar calendar.

It figuratively refers to a married couple who have to live in two different places.

牛郎、织女，是中国古代神话中的两个人物。织女是天帝的孙女，逃到人间和牛郎结婚。这对夫妻后来被隔离在天河的两边，只能在每年的七月七日见上一面。比喻两地分居的夫妻。