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Chinese
Etymology
From Mencius (《孟子·梁惠王下》):
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.]
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.]- 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.
- 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
Pronunciation
Idiom
鰥寡孤獨
- people who have no one to rely on