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Translingual
Han character
孀 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+17, 20 strokes, cangjie input 女一月山 (VMBU), four-corner 41463, composition ⿰女霜)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 273, character 43
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6885
- Dae Jaweon: page 542, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1090, character 7
- Unihan data for U+5B40
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 相
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*slaŋ, *slaŋs
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| 廂
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*slaŋ
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| 湘
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*slaŋ
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| 緗
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*slaŋ
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| 箱
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*slaŋ
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| 葙
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*slaŋ
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| 想
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*slaŋʔ
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| 霜
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*sraŋ
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| 孀
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*sraŋ
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| 鸘
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*sraŋ
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| 驦
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*sraŋ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sraŋ) : semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 霜 (OC *sraŋ).
Etymology
Zhang (2000) relates it to 喪 (OC *smaːŋ, “mourning; funeral”), 喪 (OC *smaːŋs, “to lose”) and 霜 (OC *sraŋ, “frost (which causes loss)”). However, Schuessler (2007) considers these three words etymologically unrelated.
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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孀
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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13588
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Phonetic
component
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相
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Rime
group
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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霜
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Old
Chinese
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/*sraŋ/
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Definitions
孀
- widow
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
寡婦 (“widow”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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寡, 寡婦, 寡妻, 嫠, 嫠婦, 孀, 孀妻, 孀婦, 遺孀, 孤孀, 孤嫠, 寡嫠
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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寡婦, 孤孀
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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寡婦, 半邊人兒, 半邊人
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| Taiwan
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寡婦
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| Ulanhot
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寡婦
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| Tongliao
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寡婦
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| Chifeng
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寡婦
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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寡婦
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| Harbin
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寡婦
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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寡婦
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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寡婦兒
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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寡婦
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| Wanrong
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寡婦
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| Xi'an
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寡婦
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| Xining
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寡婦
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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女寡婦
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| Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)
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女寡婦
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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寡婦
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| Bayanhot
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寡婦
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| Lanzhou
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寡婦
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| Ürümqi
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寡婦
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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寡母子, 寡母兒, 寡婦
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| Wuhan
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寡婦
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| Guiyang
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寡婆, 寡婦
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| Guilin
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寡婦
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| Guanyang
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寡婆子
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| Liuzhou
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寡母婆, 寡婦婆, 寡婦
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| Dagudi (Maliba)
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寡婦
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| Reshuitang (Longling)
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寡婦婆
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| Mae Salong (Lancang)
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老寡婦
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| Mae Sai (Tengchong)
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寡婦
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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寡婦
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| Yangzhou
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半邊人, 寡婦
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| Xinghua
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半邊人
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| Hefei
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寡婦
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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寡母婆, 寡婆
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| Hong Kong
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寡母婆
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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寡婦婆
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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守寡婆
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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守寡婆
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| Taishan
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寡婆
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| Dongguan
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守寡婆
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| Yangjiang
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寡婦婆
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| Xinyi
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寡母婆
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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寡母婆
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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寡母婆
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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寡婦
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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寡婦, 半邊人
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| Lichuan
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寡婦
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| Pingxiang
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寡婦, 寡婦婆
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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寡婦
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| Yudu
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寡婦婆
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| Hong Kong
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守寡婆
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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寡婦婆
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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守寡婆
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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寡婦, 寡婦老嫗
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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寡婦
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| Xinzhou
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寡婦, 守寡哩
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| Taibus (Baochang)
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寡婦
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| Linhe
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寡婦
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| Jining
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寡婦
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| Hohhot
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寡婦
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| Baotou
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寡婦
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| Dongsheng
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寡婦
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| Haibowan
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寡婦
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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守寡嫲
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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孀居儂, 孀居
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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守寡儂, 守寡的, 守寡查某
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| Quanzhou
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守寡儂
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| Zhangzhou
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守寡儂
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| Chaozhou
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守寡個
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| Shantou
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寡婦
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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寡婦
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| Chiang Mai (Teochew)
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寡婦
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| Hat Yai (Teochew)
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寡婦
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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寡婦
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| Wenchang
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守節
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| Haikou
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死老公個
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| Zhongshan Min
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Sanxiang
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寡婆
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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寡母婆
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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孤孀, 寡婦
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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寡婦, 單邊人
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| Suzhou
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孤孀
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| Wuxi
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寡婦
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| Danyang
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寡婦
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| Hangzhou
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寡婦
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| Ningbo
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孤孀老𡢿, 孤孀
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| Wenzhou
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守寡老人兒, 守寡老安人, 單邊人
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| Jinhua
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寡婦
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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寡婦
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| Loudi
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寡婦
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| Shuangfeng
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單身寡婦, 寡婦
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Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
孀
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- widow
Readings
Etymology
| For pronunciation and definitions of 孀 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 孀, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Korean
Hanja
孀 (eum 상 (sang))
- widow
Vietnamese
Han character
孀: Hán Nôm readings: sương
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References