孤魂野鬼

gū hún yě guǐ

Dictionary entry

wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them (idiom)

What does 孤魂野鬼 mean?

孤魂野鬼 (gū hún yě guǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them (idiom)

2person who has no family or friends to rely on

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孤gūlone · lonely 魂húnold variant of 魂[hun2]野yěold variant of 野[ye3]鬼guǐdisembodied spirit; ghost; devil · (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc

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孤魂野鬼

gū hún yě guǐ

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