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喪偶

简丧偶 · 繁喪偶

Mandarin · pinyin sàng ǒu

(literary) to be bereaved of one's spouse

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偶: ǒu · accidentally, coincidently; an idol
丧: sàng · mourning; mourn; funeral

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4–3 · sang4 ou3

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song3 ngau5

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verb

(formal) to be bereaved of one's spouse (especially one's wife); to have lost one's wife or husband; to be widowed

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