寡婦門前是非多
guǎ​fu​mén​qián​shì​fēi​duō

widows are often the subject of gossip

  • created sense approved 寡妇门前是非多/寡婦門前是非多 · guǎ​fu​mén​qián​shì​fēi​duō · widows are often the subject of gossip — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寡妇门前是非多 / 寡婦門前是非多

    guǎ​fu​mén​qián​shì​fēi​duō

    widows are often the subject of gossip

    (proverb) in traditional society, widows are prone to slander and rumors; literally, there is much right and wrong at the doorstep of a widow

    guǎ​fù​mén​qián​shì​fēi​duō

    寡妇 (literal) → 寡妇/寡婦 · guǎ​fu · widow 门前 (literal) → 门前/門前 · mén​qián · doorfront 是非 (literal) → 是非 · shì​fēi · gossip 多 (literal) → 多 · duō · many

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense