góa bụa
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Widowed: Describes a woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried. It refers to the state of being a widow.
- Lonely, bereft: Can describe a general state of loneliness or loss, often stemming from widowhood.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Bà ấy đã sống cảnh góa bụa hơn mười năm. (She has lived a widowed life for over ten years.)
- Sau khi chồng mất, bà rơi vào cảnh góa bụa, cô đơn. (After her husband's death, she fell into a lonely, widowed state.)
Advanced Usage
- "cảnh góa bụa": The state or condition of being a widow; widowhood.
- Bà phải chịu đựng cảnh góa bụa một mình nuôi con. (She had to endure widowhood, raising her children alone.)
Variants and Related Words
- Goá (adj): Widowed (can refer to a man or a woman, though less specific). A shorter, more general form.
- Ông ấy đã goá vợ. (He is a widower.)
- Quả phụ (n): Widow (a more formal or literary noun).
- Một quả phụ trẻ. (A young widow.)
Synonyms
- Cô quả: Lonely, solitary (often due to loss of a spouse).
- Cô đơn: Lonely, solitary (general term).
Related Phrases
(Note: "Góa bụa" is primarily an adjective and is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Common phrases involve it as a descriptor.) - Sống cảnh góa bụa: To live in widowhood. - Bà ấy quyết tâm sống cảnh góa bụa để nuôi dạy các con. (She is determined to live in widowhood to raise her children.)
Related Idioms
(Note: There are no common idioms that use the exact phrase "góa bụa" as a core component. The concept is typically expressed directly.)