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寡婦

寡婦

See also: 寡妇

Chinese

		few; widowed	woman
trad. (寡婦)		寡	婦
simp. (寡妇)		寡	妇

Noun

寡婦

widow

See also

鰥夫／鳏夫 (guānfū)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
寡	婦
か Grade: S	ふ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

寡婦 ‎(hiragana かふ, romaji kafu)

widow

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): guǎfù

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄈㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaa² fu⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kóa-fu
Min Nan (POJ): kóa-hū / kóaⁿ-hū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: guǎfù → guǎfu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄈㄨˋ → ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄈㄨ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goa.fuh
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯a̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fu⁵¹/ → /ku̯a̠²¹⁴ fu⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaa² fu⁵
  - Yale: gwá fúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaa² fu⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɑː³⁵ fuː¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kóa-fu
  - Hakka Romanization System: gua` fu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gua³ fu⁴
  - IPA: /ku̯a³¹ fu⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kóa-hū / kóaⁿ-hū
  - Tâi-lô: kuá-hū / kuánn-hū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koafhu, kvoafhu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu²²/, /kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hu⁴¹/, /kuã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu²²/, /kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu³³/, /kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hu³³/, /kuã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hu³³/