tā / zhōng / nián / sàng / qī / cháng / yǐ / jìng / luán / zì / yù / bù / yuàn / zài / qǔ

他中年丧妻，常以镜鸾自喻，不愿再娶。

After losing his wife in middle age, he often compared himself to the mirror phoenix and did not want to remarry.