未亡人

Chinese

		not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m.	to die; to perish	man; person; people
trad. (未亡人)		未	亡	人
simp. #(未亡人)		未	亡	人

Etymology

Literally, "the person who hasn't died".

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèiwángrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁶ mong⁴ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèiwángrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèiwángrén
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴-wang²-jên²
    • Yale: wèi-wáng-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weywangren
    • Palladius: вэйванжэнь (vɛjvanžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁶ mong⁴ jan⁴
    • Yale: meih mòhng yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁶ mong⁴ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁶ mong⁴ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²² mɔːŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 未亡人

1. (literary) widow (typically as self-reference)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
未	亡	人
み Grade: 4	ぼう Grade: 6	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

未(み)亡(ぼう)人(じん) • (mibōjin) 

1. widow

Synonyms

• 寡婦(かふ) (kafu)
• 後家(ごけ) (goke)
• やもめ (yamome)

Related terms

• 男(おとこ)やもめ (otokoyamome)
• 寡夫(かふ) (kafu)
• 寡(か)フ (kafu)
• やもお (yamō)