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one who is cut off from others (idiom) · one who has chosen to follow a solitary path · (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)

孤家寡人
gū jiā guǎ rén
g+ū·1st tonej+iā·1st toneg+uǎ·3rd toner+én·2nd tone
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act like an absolute ruler · style oneself king称孤道寡chēng gū dào guǎlone · lonely · loneliness孤单gū dānlit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom) · fig. to find oneself utterly isolated众叛亲离zhòng pàn qīn líwith only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom) · extremely sad and lonely形影相吊xíng yǐng xiāng diàoaloof · standoffish · unsociable落落寡合luò luò guǎ hélive in solitude · live alone, cut off from society · live the life of a recluse · live out of the world · live within oneself · keep oneself to oneself · plough a lonely furrow离群索居lí qún suǒ jū