寡居 (guǎ jū) — to live in widowhood (formal, of a woman)

Definizione

A formal, written verb meaning 'to live in widowhood,' used almost exclusively of a woman after her husband's death. Far more literary than the everyday phrasing 守寡.

verb
to live in widowhood (formal, of a woman)

Esempi

  • 寡居
    Tā zhàng fu qù shì hòu, guǎ jū le sān shí nián.
    After her husband passed away, she lived in widowhood for thirty years.
  • 寡居
    Zhè wèi lǎo rén guǎ jū duō nián, yì zhí dú zì shēng huó.
    This elderly woman has lived in widowhood for many years, always living alone.
  • 寡居
    Tā guǎ jū qī jiān kào jiāo shū wéi chí shēng jì.
    During her widowhood, she supported herself by teaching.

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