BEREAVED  孤寡

HUMAN whose NEAR RELATIVE has DIED in the NEAR PAST.
Hypernym
  • HUMANANIMAL which HAS TWO LEGS AND LACKS FEATHERS.
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 ／

    Words

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

    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 11 AttributionsWD

    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 AttributionsWD

    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
    獨  dú OC: dooɡ MC: duk 2 AttributionsWD

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

      Syntactic words
    • nplurchildless persons
    鰥寡  guān guǎ MC: kwean kwaeX OC: kruun kʷraaʔLZ 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPwidowers and widowsLZ
    孀  shuāng OC: sqraŋ MC: ʂi̯ɐŋ 0 AttributionsWD

    Shuāng refers to a widow. See WIDOW

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

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