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無倚無靠

简无倚无靠 · 繁無倚無靠

Mandarin · pinyin wú yǐ wú kào

see 無依無靠 wú yī wú kào

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倚: yǐ · rely on, depend on; lean heavily
靠: kào · lean on, trust, depend on; near
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–3–2–4 · wu2 yi3 wu2 kao4

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mou4 ji2 mou4 kaau3

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(idiomatic) synonym of 無依無靠 /无依无靠 (wúyīwúkào, “to have no one to depend on; to be helpless”)

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