guān guǎ gū dú

Traditional: 鰥寡孤獨

鳏寡孤独 (guān guǎ gū dú) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless (idiom); fig. people with no one left to rely on”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless (idiom)
  2. 2fig. people with no one left to rely on

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