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寡妇死儿子
guǎ​fu​sǐ'ér​zi

hopeless

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
寡妇死儿子 寡婦死兒子 guǎ​fu​sǐ'ér​zi
hopeless
(xiehouyu) to have no hope left; describes a situation with no future prospects, referring to the traditional belief that a widow who loses her only son has no one left to support her in old age
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