遺孀
Chinese
| to lose; to leave behind | widow | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (遺孀) | 遺 | 孀 | |
| simp. (遗孀) | 遗 | 孀 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yíshuāng
- Zhuyin: ㄧˊ ㄕㄨㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yíshuang
- Wade–Giles: i2-shuang1
- Yale: yí-shwāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yishuang
- Palladius: ишуан (išuan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i³⁵ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wai4 soeng1
- Yale: wàih sēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: wai4 soeng1
- Guangdong Romanization: wei4 sêng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɐi̯²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (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/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
遺孀
- (formal) widow
Usage notes
Avoid using when directly addressing a widow since this term is a 背稱／背称 (bèichēng, “indirect term of address”). This word is also proscribed by some feminists.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 寡婦 (“widow”) [map]