chaste widow; product of feudal ethics
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
chaste widow (in former times)
archaicA historical term from feudal China, used to describe a woman who remained unmarried after her husband's death to uphold the Confucian virtue of chastity. The concept is associated with traditional patriarchal values and is not a term used in modern, everyday language.
Zài在
fēng封
jiàn建
shí时
dài代
，
yǒu有
xiē些
dì地
fāng方
huì会
wèi为
jié节
fù妇
lì立
pái牌
fāng坊
。
In feudal times, some places would erect memorial archways for chaste widows.
Jié节
fù妇
de的
gù故
shì事
cháng常
bèi被
yòng用
lái来
xuān宣
yáng扬
cóng从
yī一
ér而
zhōng终
de的
sī思
xiǎng想
。
The stories of chaste widows were often used to promote the idea of lifelong devotion to one husband.
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Tā她
de的
míng名
zì字
bèi被
zǎi载
rù入
xiàn县
zhì志
，
liè列
wéi为
jié节
fù妇
。
Her name was recorded in the county annals and listed as a chaste widow.