a lone phoenix and a widowed goose

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.