漂泊无依 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to lead an unsettled life with no one to rely on

Character by character

• 漂piāoto drift, to float; to be tossed about; bleach
• 泊bóto anchor; to moor
• 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
• 依yīto rely on; to consent, to obey; according to

Idioms sharing a character

• 漂洋过海 piāo yáng guò hǎi
• 血流漂杵 xuè liú piāo chǔ
• 淡泊名利 dàn bó míng lì
• 淡泊明志 dàn bó míng zhì
• 鸾飘凤泊 luán piāo fèng bó
• 一事无成 yī shì wú chéng
• 一往无前 yī wǎng wú qián
• 一望无垠 yī wàng wú yín
• 一望无际 yī wàng wú jì
• 一无所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu

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