live like a widow while husband is away
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to live like a widow while one's husband is away for a long time; to be left alone as a married woman
Describes the lonely situation of a married woman whose husband is absent for extended periods, often carrying a connotation of neglect or hardship.
Zhàng丈
fu夫
zài在
wài外
dǎ打
gōng工
，
tā她
yī一
gè个
rén人
zài在
jiā家
shǒu守
huó活
guǎ寡
。
Her husband is working far away, so she stays at home alone like a widow.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shǒu守
huó活
guǎ寡
de的
rì日
zi子
shén什
me么
shí时
hou候
shì是
gè个
tóu头
？
When will this life of living like a widow come to an end?
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Tā她
bù不
yuàn愿
yì意
shǒu守
huó活
guǎ寡
，
yú于
shì是
gēn跟
zhe着
zhàng丈
fu夫
yī一
qǐ起
qù去
le了
wài外
dì地
。
She didn't want to live like a widow, so she went with her husband to another city.