守寡 [－－]

Jyutping sau2 gwaa2
Pinyin shǒu guǎ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to live as widow
  2. to observe widowhood
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    喺​丈夫​死​後​一直​做​寡婦​，​唔​改嫁
    to remain as a widow; to live in widowhood
    • 我出世之後爸爸就走咗，我媽媽守寡養大我嘅。
      我出世之后爸爸就走咗，我妈妈守寡养大我嘅。
      ngo5 ceot1 sai3 zi1 hau6 baa4 baa1 zau6 zau2 zo2, ngo5 maa4 maa1 sau2 gwaa2 joeng5 daai6 ngo5 ge3.
      My dad died soon after I was born. My mum lived as a widow and raised me.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to remain a widow; to live in widowhood
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    终身守寡
    終身守寡
    zung1 san1 sau2 gwaa2
    • (for a widow) to not marry again during the rest of her life
  2. Cantonese
    我出世之后爸爸就走咗，我妈妈守寡养大我嘅。
    我出世之後爸爸就走咗，我媽媽守寡養大我嘅。
    ngo5 ceot1 sai3 zi1 hau6 baa4 baa1 zau6 zau2 zo2, ngo5 maa4 maa1 sau2 gwaa2 joeng5 daai6 ngo5 ge3.
    • My dad died soon after I was born. My mum lived as a widow and raised me.
  3. Cantonese
    守寡
    守寡
    sau2 gwaa2
    • to be a widow