杞婦 qǐ fù

(fig.) a widow

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. (fig.) a widow
  2. 2. the wife of 杞梁qǐ liáng, a senior official of the state of Qi 杞qǐ who died on a military expedition

Characters

Character Meaning
杞 qǐ
surname Qi; Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense)
婦 fù
woman; old variant of 婦fù