鰥寡孤獨
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Chinese[edit]
widows and widowers | orphans and the childless | ||
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trad. (鰥寡孤獨) | 鰥寡 | 孤獨 | |
simp. (鳏寡孤独) | 鳏寡 | 孤独 |
Etymology[edit]
- 老而無妻曰鰥,老而無夫曰寡,老而無子曰獨,幼而無父曰孤。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Lǎo ér wú qī yuē guān, lǎo ér wú fū yuē guǎ, lǎo ér wú zǐ yuē dú, yòu ér wú fù yuē gū. [Pinyin]
- There were the old and wifeless, or widowers; the old and husbandless, or widows; the old and childless, or solitaries; the young and fatherless, or orphans
老而无妻曰鳏,老而无夫曰寡,老而无子曰独,幼而无父曰孤。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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Idiom[edit]
鰥寡孤獨
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