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孤苦伶仃
gu1 fu2 ling4 ding1 |
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orphaned and helpless; friendless and wretched Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:孤 gu1 - orphan; isolated苦 fu2 - bitter; painful; hard; suffer from 伶 ling4 - actor; solitary; clever 仃 ding1 - lonely; solitary; without relatives | ||
One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:孤苦零丁 gu1 fu2 ling4 ding1 = alone - lonely and helpless without family or friends. |
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