to lose one's spouse

luan and phoenix; husband and wife; virtuous person; sovereign; belle

inauspicious year for marriage

lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom); fig. bold, graceful calligraphy; married couple separated from each other; talented person not given the opportunity to fulfill his potential

to have sexual intercourse

(of calligraphy) full of power and grace

lit. firebird and phoenix come together (idiom); fig. a gathering of eminent people