中馈乏人
zhōng​kuì​fá​rén

to have no wife

  • created sense approved 中馈乏人/中饋乏人 · zhōng​kuì​fá​rén · to have no wife — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    中馈乏人 / 中饋乏人

    zhōng​kuì​fá​rén

    to have no wife

    Literary phrase meaning one lacks a person at home to manage the household or cook; often refers to a man who is a widower or has not yet married.

    中馈 (literal) → 中馈/中饋 · zhōng​kuì · wife 乏人 (literal) → 乏人 · fá​rén · short of people

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