BEREAVED    孤寡

HUMAN whose NEAR RELATIVE has DIED in the NEAR PAST.
Old Chinese Criteria
[GENERAL/SPECIFIC] 1. Guǎ 寡 is the general word referring to a person whose close relatives, typically parents at an advanced age, but also spouses, have died. [SPECIFIC] 2. Dú 獨 refers to a childless person at an age where he or she should have children to rely. [SPECIFIC] 3. Gū guǎ 孤寡 refers to the bereaved in general, and those whom they have lost tends to be of their own generation or above. [SPECIFIC] 4. Gū dú 孤獨 refers in general to those who have no members of their family to turn to for support. [SPECIFIC]
Modern Chinese Criteria
鰥寡孤獨 鰥寡 孤寡 鰥嫠 鰥孤 孀孤 孤嫠 無告 孀單 單鵠寡鳧 寡鵠單鳧 孤兒寡婦 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • HUMAN　ANIMAL which HAS TWO LEGS AND LACKS FEATHERS. (anc: 6/0, child: 31)
  • ANIMAL　CREATURE ABLE to FEEL AND MOVE. (anc: 5/0, child: 12)
  • CREATURE　LIVING THING. (anc: 4/0, child: 3)

Words (7 items)

孤寡  gū guǎ OC: kʷaa kʷraaʔ MC: kuo̝ kɣɛ 19 Attributions

Gū guǎ 孤寡 refers to the bereaved in general, and those whom they have lost tends to be of their own generation or above. [SPECIFIC]

    Syntactic words
  • NP{N1&N2}nonreferentialthe bereaved; orphans and widows
孤獨  gū dú OC: kʷaa dooɡ MC: kuo̝ duk 12 Attributions

Gū dú 孤獨 refers in general to those who have no members of their family to turn to for support. [SPECIFIC]

    Syntactic words
  • VP[adN]nonreferentialthose in any way bereaved
  • VPadNbereaved
  • VPibe bereaved, have to rely on oneself
寡  guǎ OC: kʷraaʔ MC: kɣɛ 5 Attributions

Guǎ 寡 is the general word referring to a person whose close relatives, typically parents at an advanced age, but also spouses, have died. [SPECIFIC]

    Word relations
  • Assoc: 孤/ORPHAN The standard word for an orphan is gū 孤.

    Syntactic words
  • v[adN]N=humthe bereaved; often specifically widow GUAN 35 鰥寡"widowers and widows"; widower
  • vibe bereaved
  • viinchoativebecome bereaved, lose a close relative
鰥寡  guān guǎ MC: kwean kwaeX OC: kruun kʷraaʔ 4 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPwidowers and widowsLZ
獨  dú OC: dooɡ MC: duk 2 Attributions

Dú 獨 refers to a childless person at an age where he or she should have children to rely. [SPECIFIC]

    Syntactic words
  • nplurchildless persons
孀  shuāng OC: sqraŋ MC: ʂi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions

Shuāng refers to a widow. See WIDOW

    Syntactic words
  • nnonreferentialthe bereaved
  Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPwidowers and widowsLZ