孤身只影 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
• to be all alone

Character by character

• 孤gūorphaned; alone, lonely, solidary
• 身shēnbody, torso; person; pregnancy
• 只zhīonly, merely, just
• 影yǐngshadow; image, reflection; photograph

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
• 一身是胆 yī shēn shì dǎn

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