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孤身隻影

简孤身只影 · 繁孤身隻影

Mandarin · pinyin gū shēn zhī yǐng

lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
to be all alone (idiom)

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孤: gū · orphan, fatherless; solitary
身: shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
隻: zhī · single, one of pair, lone; measure word
影: yǐng · shadow; image, reflection; photograph
只: zhǐ · only, just, simply

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1–1–1–3 · gu1 shen1 zhi1 ying3

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gu1 san1 zek3 jing2

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(idiomatic) to be all alone

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