孤苦伶仃

gū kǔ líng dīng

Dictionary entry

solitary and impoverished (idiom)

What does 孤苦伶仃 mean?

孤苦伶仃 (gū kǔ líng dīng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1solitary and impoverished (idiom)

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孤gūlone · lonely 苦kǔbitter · hardship 伶líng(old) actor; actress · (meaningless bound form)仃dīngused in 伶仃[ling2 ding1]

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孤苦伶仃

gū kǔ líng dīng

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