從一而終

从一而终
cóngyī'érzhōng
  1. (of a woman) to be faithful to one's husband and not remarry
  2. to be faithful to one's husband and not remarry
  3. to be fully devoted to someone or something

Wiktionary

Homographs

從一而終 cóngyīérzhōng faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)

Entry Composition

=1 從 Cóng surname Cong
=1 從 cóng
  1. from; through; via
  2. (bound form) to follow
  3. (bound form) to obey
  4. (bound form) to engage in (an activity)
  5. (used before a negative) ever
  6. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) retainer; attendant
  7. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate
  8. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
2 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
3 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
4 終 zhōng
  1. end
  2. finish