守貞

Chinese

		to guard	chaste
trad. (守貞)		守	貞
simp. (守贞)		守	贞

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒuzhēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒuzhēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒujhen
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-chên¹
    • Yale: shǒu-jēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooujen
    • Palladius: шоучжэнь (šoučžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

Verb

守貞

1. (of a woman) to remain unmarried after the death of her husband or betrothed

Synonyms

• 守節／守节 (shǒujié)
• (literary) 守義／守义 (shǒuyì)