单鹄寡凫 — “A person who has lost their spouse”
单鹄寡凫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who has lost their spouse”. A widow or a widower. Literally, “Lone swan, widowed wild duck”.
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单鹄寡凫 Pronunciation and Pinyin
单鹄寡凫 Character Breakdown
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自从老伴去世后，他便如单鹄寡凫，独自一人生活，显得十分孤寂。
Ever since his partner passed away, he has lived alone like a lone swan and widowed wild duck, appearing very solitary.
Idioms Related to 单鹄寡凫
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- dān单rén人pǐ匹mǎ马single-handedly
- dān单rén人dú独mǎ马acting alone, single-handedly
- dān单bīng兵gū孤chéng城isolated and unsupported
- dān单dāo刀zhí直rù入get straight to the point
- dān单dāo刀fù赴huì会attend a dangerous meeting alone
- dān单dāo刀qù趣rù入go straight to the point
- dān单zé则yì易zhé折，，zhòng众zé则nán难cuī摧Strength in numbers
- dān单fù复zhī之shù术tactics of regular and irregular operations
- dān单fū夫zhǐ只fù妇a lone husband and wife
- dān单jié孑dú独lì立stand alone and self-reliant
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What does 单鹄寡凫 mean?
单鹄寡凫 (dān hú guǎ fú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who has lost their spouse”.
How do you pronounce 单鹄寡凫?
单鹄寡凫 is pronounced dān hú guǎ fú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 单鹄寡凫 literally mean?
Literally, 单鹄寡凫 means “Lone swan, widowed wild duck”. It is used to mean “a person who has lost their spouse”.
What is the Chinese definition of 单鹄寡凫?
鹄：天鹅；凫：罢鸭。孤单的天鹅，独居的野鸭。原是古代的琴曲名。后比喻失去配偶的人。