孤魂野鬼 — Chinese idiom
孤魂野鬼
gū hún yě guǐ
Meaning
- wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them
- person who has no family or friends to rely on
Character by character
- 孤gūorphaned; alone, lonely, solidary
- 魂húnsoul, spirit
- 野yěfield, open country; wilderness
- 鬼guǐghost; demon; sly, mischievous
Idioms sharing a character
- 一意孤行 yī yì gū xíng
- 孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén
- 孤独于世 gū dú yú shì
- 孤芳自赏 gū fāng zì shǎng
- 孤苦伶仃 gū kǔ líng dīng
- 孤身只影 gū shēn zhī yǐng
- 孤军奋战 gū jūn fèn zhàn
- 苦心孤诣 kǔ xīn gū yì
- 鳏寡孤独 guān guǎ gū dú
- 借尸还魂 jiè shī huán hún
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