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伶 仃

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1
adj.lonely; left alone without help; solitary
- tā gū kǔ líng dīng
  他孤苦伶仃。
  He is alone and uncared.
synonym
gū dú孤独 gū dān孤单 gū kǔ孤苦
antonym
xiāng jù相聚 huān jù欢聚
2
adj.emaciated; thin and weak
- tā shòu gǔ líng dīng
  他瘦骨伶仃。
  He is all skin and bones.

Note
"伶仃" cannot be written as "零丁".
Reduplication
"伶仃" can be reduplicated, for example: "伶伶仃仃".
- 家人都去世了，我一个人伶伶仃仃地活在这世界上。
  All my kith and kin were dead; I am quite lonely living on my own.

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