獨守空房

简 独守空房 · 繁 獨守空房
Mandarin · pinyin dú shǒu kōng fáng

Meanings

  1. (of a married woman) to stay home alone
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獨
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守
shǒu · defend, protect, guard, conserve
空
kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
房
fáng · house, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii
独
dú · alone, single, solitary, only
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2–3–1–2 · du2 shou3 kong1 fang2

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duk6 sau2 hung1 fong4

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