| 鳏夫 | guān fū | former husband; widower | |
| 鳏寡孤独 | guān guǎ gū dú | lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless; fig. people with no one left to rely on | |
| 鳏居 | guān jū | to live as a widower |
| 1 | Think much, speak little, and write less. | |
| 2 | The rest were divorced, partners or widowed. | |
| 3 | An elderly widow and widower were dating for about five years. | |
| 4 | At the windy window, the widow finds a blind snake winding. | |
| 5 | For what it's worth, 56 percent of the entrants last year were married and 36 percent were single. The rest were divorced, partners or widowed. |