文君新寡
wén​jūn​xīn​guǎ

newly widowed woman

  • created sense approved 文君新寡 · wén​jūn​xīn​guǎ · newly widowed woman — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    文君新寡

    wén​jūn​xīn​guǎ

    newly widowed woman

    A woman who has recently lost her husband. This expression originates from the story of Zhuo Wenjun, a famous woman of the Han dynasty who became a widow at a young age before eloping with the poet Sima Xiangru.

    文君 (literal) → 文君 · wén​jūn · young widow 新寡 (literal) → 新寡 · xīn​guǎ · newly widowed; new widow

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