鳏 寡 孤 独

guān guǎ gū dúdictionary entry

(lit.) widowers, widows, orphans and the childless (idiom) / (fig.) people with no one left to rely on

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Original source entry:

鰥寡孤獨 鳏寡孤独 [guan1 gua3 gu1 du2] /(lit.) widowers, widows, orphans and the childless (idiom)/(fig.) people with no one left to rely on/

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鳏寡孤独

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