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Home / Idiom / 鳏寡孤独

(lit.) widowers, widows, orphans and the childless (idiom) · (fig.) people with no one left to rely on

鳏寡孤独
guān guǎ gū dú
g+uān·1st toneg+uǎ·3rd toneg+ū·1st toned+ú·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
solitary and impoverished (idiom)孤苦伶仃gū kǔ líng dīng(idiom) having nothing to rely on; on one's own无依无靠wú yī wú kàoto look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on · without a friend in the world举目无亲jǔ mù wú qīnorphans and widows · to be lonely · loneliness孤寡gū guǎ
Antonyms
glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom); high position and great wealth荣华富贵róng huá fù guìlit. prosperity for five generations (idiom) · fig. a wish for a newlywed couple that their descendants will flourish五世其昌wǔ shì qí chāng
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