Definition & Meaning

be lone and helpless; be solitary and poor

Word usage

gū kǔ líng dīng

孤 苦 伶 仃

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slbe lone and helpless; be solitary and poor
- wǒ guò zhe gū kǔ líng dīng de shēng huó
  我过着孤苦伶仃的生活。
  I live a solitary and poor life.
- tā yī shēng zhōng gū kǔ líng dīng de yī duàn shí jiān
  她一生中孤苦伶仃的一段时间
  a period of loneliness in her life
synonym
wú yī wú kào无依无靠 gū jiā guǎ rén孤家寡人 jié rán yī shēn孑然一身 jǔ mù wú qīn举目无亲 xíng dān yǐng zhī形单影只 gù yǐng zì lián顾影自怜 lí qún suǒ jū离群索居 guān guǎ gū dú鳏寡孤独 xíng yǐng xiāng diào形影相吊 qióng qióng jié lì茕茕孑立 líng dīng gū kǔ伶仃孤苦
antonym
zhòng xīng pěng yuè众星捧月

Word usage

Note
1."孤苦伶仃" is often used to describe the life conditions of teenagers and elderly people; 2."孤苦伶仃" cannot be written as "孤苦零丁".

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