xù​xián

to remarry

Senses

续弦/ 續弦 xù​xián to remarry

(literary, of a man) to remarry after the death of one's wife; the term originates from a metaphor comparing a couple to the strings of a musical instrument

续弦/ 續弦 xù​xián second wife

a second wife married after the death of the first wife

References

antonym 初婚/初婚 续弦/續弦
antonym 断弦/斷弦 续弦/續弦