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從一而終

简从一而终 · 繁從一而終

Mandarin · pinyin cóng yī ér zhōng

faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)

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從: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
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从: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
终: zhōng · end; finally, in the end

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2–1–2–1 · cong2 yi1 er2 zhong1

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cung4 jat1 ji4 zung1

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(of a woman) to be faithful to one's husband and not remarry
(idiomatic) to be fully devoted to someone or something

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