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孤獨

简孤独 · 繁孤獨

Mandarin · pinyin gū dú

lonely
solitary

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孤: gū · orphan, fatherless; solitary
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独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only

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1–2 · gu1 du2

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gu1 duk6

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adj

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
isolated and helpless

noun

(Classical) people living in isolation without support (literally, orphans and childless old people)

adj

(Southern Min) unsociable

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