Meaning of 守空房
守空房 means to stay alone at home while one's husband is away for a long time; to keep the bridal chamber empty. Pronounced shǒu kōng fáng.
- to stay alone at home while one's husband is away for a long time; to keep the bridal chamber empty
Definitions & Examples
Zhàng丈
fu夫
chū出
guó国
gōng工
zuò作
hòu后
，
tā她
zhǐ只
néng能
yī一
gè个
rén人
shǒu守
kōng空
fáng房
。
After her husband went abroad to work, she had to stay alone guarding the empty house.
Zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
xì细
nì腻
de地
miáo描
xiě写
le了
qī妻
zi子
shǒu守
kōng空
fáng房
de的
jì寂
mò寞
xīn心
qíng情
。
This poem delicately describes the lonely mood of a wife staying alone while her husband is away.
Gǔ古
dài代
hěn很
duō多
guī闺
yuàn怨
shī诗
dōu都
tí提
dào到
nǚ女
zǐ子
dú独
shǒu守
kōng空
fáng房
de的
kǔ苦
chǔ楚
。
Many ancient poems of boudoir resentment mention the bitterness of women guarding empty houses alone.