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孤

Mandarin · pinyin gū

lone
lonely

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孤: gū · orphan, fatherless; solitary

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orphaned; parentless
alone; solitary; sole; lone
orphan
(usually imperial) I
(Hokkien) only; just; solely
(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) Classifier for persons.
(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) Refers to a lonesome ghost or lonely soul.

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