Shidu (bereavement)

Shidu
Simplified Chinese失独
Traditional Chinese失獨
Literal meaningbereavement of the only [child]
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShī​dú

Shidu (Chinese: 失独) is a Chinese phenomenon denoting the loss of a parent's only child. The parents who have lost their only child are known as shidu fumu (Chinese: 失独父母), or simply as shidu parents or shiduers.

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