举目无亲 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to look up and see no-one familiar ; not having anyone to rely on
• without a friend in the world

Character by character

• 举jǔto raise; to recommend; to praise
• 目mùeye; to look, to see; division, topic
• 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
• 亲qīnrelatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree

Idioms sharing a character

• 一举一动 yī jǔ yī dòng
• 一举两得 yī jǔ liǎng dé
• 一举成名 yī jǔ chéng míng
• 不可枚举 bù kě méi jǔ
• 多此一举 duō cǐ yī jǔ
• 百废待举 bǎi fèi dài jǔ
• 百端待举 bǎi duān dài jǔ
• 众擎易举 zhòng qíng yì jǔ
• 纲举目张 gāng jǔ mù zhāng
• 举一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān

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