widower; bachelor
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
widower; man who has lost his wife
formalPrimarily refers to a man whose wife has died. Can also describe an older man who has never married or is long separated, but the core meaning is widower. Used in formal or written contexts.
Qī妻
zi子
qù去
shì世
hòu后
，
tā他
chéng成
le了
yī一
gè个
guān鳏
fū夫
。
After his wife passed away, he became a widower.
Nà那
wèi位
lǎo老
guān鳏
fū夫
dú独
zì自
shēng生
huó活
le了
hěn很
duō多
nián年
。
That old widower has lived alone for many years.
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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
guān鳏
fū夫
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
shòu受
dào到
shè社
huì会
de的
tè特
bié别
guān关
zhào照
。
In ancient times, widowers sometimes received special care from society.
Chéng成
yǔ语
“
guān鳏
guǎ寡
gū孤
dú独
”
zhōng中
de的
“
guān鳏
”
jiù就
shì是
zhǐ指
guān鳏
fū夫
。
In the idiom 'guān guǎ gū dú,' the character '鳏' refers to widowers.