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孤身只影

gū shēn zhī yǐngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company / to be all alone (idiom)
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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:

孤身隻影 孤身只影 [gu1 shen1 zhi1 ying3] /lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company/to be all alone (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 孤身隻影

  • 孤
    gū

    lone / lonely

  • 身
    shēn

    body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158

  • 只
    zhī

    grain that has begun to ripen / classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

    zhǐ

    only / merely / just

  • 影
    yǐng

    picture / image / film / movie / photograph / reflection / shadow / trace

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