widow (literary)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
widow; widowed woman
literaryA formal, literary term for a woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried. More archaic and respectful than the common term 寡妇, often appearing in classical literature or historical texts.
Tā她
shǒu守
jié节
zhōng终
shēn身
，
chéng成
wéi为
xiāng乡
lǐ里
chēng称
sòng颂
de的
shuāng孀
fù妇
。
She remained chaste for life and became a widow praised throughout the village.
Zhè这
wèi位
shuāng孀
fù妇
dú独
zì自
fǔ抚
yǎng养
sān三
gè个
hái孩
zi子
，
lì历
jìn尽
jiān艰
xīn辛
。
This widowed woman raised three children alone, enduring countless hardships.
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Gǔ古
shū书
zhōng中
cháng常
jiàn见
gū孤
kǔ苦
shuāng孀
fù妇
de的
xíng形
xiàng象
，
lìng令
rén人
xī唏
xū嘘
。
Ancient books frequently depict the image of lonely, suffering widows, which moves people to sigh.