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六親無靠

简 六亲无靠 · 繁 六親無靠
Mandarin · pinyin liù qīn wú kào

Meanings

  1. orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
  2. left to one's own devices
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Characters in this entry

六
liù · number six
親
qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
無
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靠
kào · lean on, trust, depend on; near
亲
qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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4–1–2–4 · liu4 qin1 wu2 kao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

luk6 can1 mou4 kaau3

Cantonese word readings for 六親無靠. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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luk6 can1 mou4 kaau3

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六親無靠 · liu4 qin1 wu2 kao4
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Exact source record六親無靠 六亲无靠 [liu4 qin1 wu2 kao4] /orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on/left to one's own devices/