created sense approved 续弦/續弦 · xùxián · to remarry — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
续弦 / 續弦
xùxián
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
续 (literal) → 续/續 · xù · to continue 弦 (literal) → 弦 · xián · wife
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 续弦/續弦 · xùxián · second wife — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
续弦 / 續弦
xùxián
second wife
a second wife married after the death of the first wife
续 (literal) → 续/續 · xù · to continue 弦 (literal) → 弦 · xián · wife
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition