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鰥寡孤獨
简 鳏寡孤独 · 繁 鰥寡孤獨Mandarin · pinyin guān guǎ gū dú
Meanings
- (lit.) widowers, widows, orphans and the childless (idiom)
- (fig.) people with no one left to rely on
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1–3–1–2 · guan1 gua3 gu1 du2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gwaan1 gwaa2 gu1 duk6
Cantonese word readings for 鰥寡孤獨. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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gwaan1 gwaa2 gu1 duk6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) people who have no one to rely on
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