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无独有偶

wú dú yǒu ǒudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.) / not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case
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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.

Source record: cd-81b7290074c14fe1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

無獨有偶 无独有偶 [wu2 du2 you3 ou3] /not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence/it's not the only case/

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Other forms in these source records: 無獨有偶

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 独
    dú

    alone / independent / single / sole / only

  • 有
    yǒu

    to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)

  • 偶
    ǒu

    accidental / image / pair / mate

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.