喪偶

Chinese

		lose (by death); mourning; funeral	accidental; image; pair accidental; image; pair; mate
trad. (喪偶)		喪	偶
simp. (丧偶)		丧	偶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sàng'ǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄤˋ ㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): song³ ngau⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sòng-gió / sòng-ngó͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sàng'ǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄤˋ ㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sàng-ǒu
    • Wade–Giles: sang⁴-ou³
    • Yale: sàng-ǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanqoou
    • Palladius: санъоу (sanʺou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɑŋ⁵¹ ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: song³ ngau⁵
    • Yale: song ngáuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: song³ ngau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: song³ ngeo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔːŋ³³ ŋɐu̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sòng-gió
    • Tâi-lô: sòng-gió
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sornggioir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡio⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sòng-ngó͘
    • Tâi-lô: sòng-ngóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sorngngor
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ̃⁵³/

Verb

喪偶

1. (formal) to be bereaved of one's spouse (especially one's wife); to have lost one's wife or husband; to be widowed