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Open the tool →孤独鳏寡 (gū dú guān guǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “People who are lonely and unsupported, typically referring to the elderly who have lost their spouses and have no family to rely on; the helpless and solitary”.
孤独鳏寡 is pronounced gū dú guān guǎ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 孤独鳏寡 means “lonely, widower, and widow”. It is used to mean “People who are lonely and unsupported, typically referring to the elderly who have lost their spouses and have no family to rely on; the helpless and solitary”.
泛指无依无靠的人。