粵

守sau2寡gwaa2

sau2 gwaa2shǒu guǎ

English

  1. to live as widow
  2. to observe widowhood
  3. to remain as a widow; to live in widowhood

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺丈夫死後一直做寡婦,唔改嫁

Examples

  • 我出世之後爸爸就走咗,我媽媽守寡養大我嘅。

    My dad died soon after I was born. My mum lived as a widow and raised me.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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