孤家寡人 — Chinese idiom
孤家寡人
gū jiā guǎ rén
Meaning
- one who is cut off from others
- one who has chosen to follow a solitary path
- (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)
Character by character
- 孤gūorphaned; alone, lonely, solidary
- 家jiāhouse, home, residence; family
- 寡guǎwidowed; friendless, alone
- 人rénman, person; people
Idioms sharing a character
- 一意孤行 yī yì gū xíng
- 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
- 孤魂野鬼 gū hún yě guǐ
- 苦心孤诣 kǔ xīn gū yì
- 鳏寡孤独 guān guǎ gū dú
- 事怕行家 shì pà háng jiā
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