a lone phoenix and a widowed goose
The Chinese idiom, G ū Lu á NGU ǎ h ú, refers to men and women who have lost their spouses. From the ode to Dongxiao.
Idiom explanation
Guluan: a matchless youluan, a man with a dead spouse; guhu: a widow.
The origin of Idioms
Wang Bao's Ode to Dongxiao in the Han Dynasty said, "it's better to entertain a lonely female than a few cranes."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute, it refers to men and women who have lost their spouses.
a lone phoenix and a widowed goose
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