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孤苦零丁

gū kǔ líng dīngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 孤苦伶仃[gū kǔ líng dīng]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

孤苦零丁 孤苦零丁 [gu1 ku3 ling2 ding1] /variant of 孤苦伶仃[gu1 ku3 ling2 ding1]/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 孤
    gū

    lone / lonely

  • 苦
    kǔ

    bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly

  • 零
    líng

    zero / nought / zero sign / fractional / fragmentary / odd (of numbers) / (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) / fraction / (in mathematics) remainder (after division) / extra / to wither and fall / to wither

  • 丁
    dīng

    male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tiān gān] / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl

    zhēng

    used in 丁丁[zhēng zhēng]

    Dīng

    surname Ding

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.