widow; relict
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
widow; wife of a deceased man
formalFormal and literary term. In everyday spoken Chinese, 寡妇 is more commonly used. 未亡人 is an even more archaic/literary synonym.
Tā他
qù去
shì世
hòu后
，
yí遗
shuāng孀
dú独
zì自
fǔ抚
yǎng养
sān三
gè个
hái孩
zi子
。
After his death, his widow raised three children alone.
Zhè这
wèi位
jiāng将
jūn军
de的
yí遗
shuāng孀
yǐ已
jīng经
jiǔ九
shí十
gāo高
líng龄
le了
。
The general's widow is already ninety years old.
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Gēn根
jù据
yí遗
zhǔ嘱
，
suǒ所
yǒu有
cái财
chǎn产
dōu都
liú留
gěi给
le了
tā他
de的
yí遗
shuāng孀
。
According to the will, all property was left to his widow.