gū jiā guǎ réndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
one who is cut off from others (idiom) / one who has chosen to follow a solitary path / (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)
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Original source entry:

孤家寡人 孤家寡人 [gu1 jia1 gua3 ren2] /one who is cut off from others (idiom)/one who has chosen to follow a solitary path/(can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)/

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孤家寡人
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