Zhōngchén bù shì èr jūn; zhēnnǚ bù jià èr fū.

忠臣不事二君, 貞女不嫁二夫。

Lit [Just as a] loyal minister does not serve two rulers, [so a] faithful woman won't marry two husbands.

Fig A widowed woman will not re-marry.

Note [Cf. Shǐ Jì: Tiān Dān Lièzhuàn; note: zhēnnǚ, “faithful widow”; see also yī chén bù shì and yī mǎ bù kuà above.]

Topics MARRIAGE Shǐ Jì Tiān Dān Lièzhuàn WIDOWS WOMEN zhēnnǚ