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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 守節.
Pronunciation
Adjective
thủ tiết
- (literary, of a woman) remaining unmarried after husband or betrothed's death
2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):[…] mà mình vốn là quả phụ thủ tiết thì làm sao có thể đi chung với một người đàn ông như vậy?- but she was a widow dedicated to remaining unmarried, so how could she accompany such a man?