孤鸿寡鹄 — “A lone wild goose and a widowed swan”
孤鸿寡鹄 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a lone wild goose and a widowed swan”. Metaphorically, a man or woman who has lost their spouse and lives a solitary life. Literally, “Lone wild goose, widowed swan”.
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孤鸿寡鹄 Pronunciation and Pinyin
孤鸿寡鹄 Character Breakdown
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他自从妻子去世后，便如孤鸿寡鹄般独自生活，令人心疼。
Since his wife passed away, he has lived alone like a solitary swan, which is heartbreaking.
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Synonyms of 孤鸿寡鹄
More idioms starting with 孤
- gū孤yún云yě野hè鹤a carefree solitary recluse
- gū孤chóu俦guǎ寡pǐ匹lonely and without a companion or peer
- gū孤ào傲bù不qún群haughty and unsociable
- gū孤ér儿guǎ寡fu妇orphans and widows
- gū孤ér儿guǎ寡mǔ母vulnerable orphans and widows
- gū孤jūn军zuò作zhàn战fight alone without help
- gū孤jūn军fèn奋zhàn战fight alone and unsupported
- gū孤jūn军shēn深rù入advance alone into a vulnerable position
- gū孤jūn军dú独zhàn战fight a lone battle without support
- gū孤jūn军báo薄lǚ旅an isolated and weak force
- gū孤zǐ子guǎ寡fu妇Orphans and widows
- gū孤gū孤dān单dān单alone and without support
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What does 孤鸿寡鹄 mean?
孤鸿寡鹄 (gū hóng guǎ gǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a lone wild goose and a widowed swan”.
How do you pronounce 孤鸿寡鹄?
孤鸿寡鹄 is pronounced gū hóng guǎ gǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 孤鸿寡鹄 literally mean?
Literally, 孤鸿寡鹄 means “Lone wild goose, widowed swan”. It is used to mean “a lone wild goose and a widowed swan”.
What is the Chinese definition of 孤鸿寡鹄?
孤：孤单；鸿：鸿雁；寡：失偶的妇人；鹄：天鹅。孤独失伴的天鹅。比喻失去配偶的男女。