梳起 (so1 hei2) — a spinster, a woman who has no intention of getting married; a woman who is "married to herself" (自梳). This term refers to how the hair was combed up, which was only done by married women. in Cantonese
soˉ¹梳heiˊ²起Mandarin Pinyin: shu1 qi3
Meaning of 梳起
nouna spinster, a woman who has no intention of getting married; a woman who is "married to herself" (自梳). This term refers to how the hair was combed up, which was only done by married women.
nounthe customary act for a woman who decides to remain single (unmarried) for life, the symbolic practice for these women is to keep their hair in a bun