遺孀

遺孀

Chinese

		to lose; to leave behind	widow
trad. (遺孀)		遺	孀
simp. (遗孀)		遗	孀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yíshuāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˊ ㄕㄨㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ soeng¹
• Min Nan (POJ): ûi-song

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yíshuāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄕㄨㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yishuang
    • IPA ^(key): /i³⁵ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ soeng¹
    • Yale: wàih sēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ soeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ sêng¹
    • IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ sœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-song
    • Tâi-lô: uî-song
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uisofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² sɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² sɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² sɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ sɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

遺孀

1. (formal) widow

Synonyms

• 寡婦／寡妇 (guǎfù)

See also

• 鰥夫／鳏夫 (guānfū)