举目无亲 — “Raise eyes, no relatives”
举目无亲 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to find oneself without any relatives or acquaintances in an unfamiliar place; to be utterly alone with no one to rely on”. Literally, “Raise eyes, no relatives”.
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举目无亲 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 举jǔ
- 目mù
- 无wú
- 亲qīn
举目无亲 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 举目无亲
他刚到这个大城市时，举目无亲，感到非常孤独。
When he first arrived in this big city, he found himself without any relatives or acquaintances, feeling extremely lonely.
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Synonyms of 举目无亲
Antonyms of 举目无亲
More idioms starting with 举
- jǔ举yī一fǎn反sān三infer many from one
- jǔ举yī一fèi废bǎi百cite one, disregard many
- jǔ举bù不shèng胜jǔ举too many to list
- jǔ举shì世wú无lún伦unparalleled in the world
- jǔ举shì世wú无shuāng双unparalleled in the world
- jǔ举shì世wú无dí敌Unrivaled in the world
- jǔ举shì世wú无bǐ比unrivaled in the world
- jǔ举shì世hún混zhuó浊the whole world is corrupt
- jǔ举shì世jiē皆zhī知known to all the world
- jǔ举shì世zhǔ瞩mù目attract worldwide attention
- jǔ举shì世mò莫bǐ比unparalleled in the world
- jǔ举shì世wén闻míng名world-renowned
Questions about 举目无亲
- What does 举目无亲 mean?
- 举目无亲 (jǔ mù wú qīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to find oneself without any relatives or acquaintances in an unfamiliar place; to be utterly alone with no one to rely on”.
- How do you pronounce 举目无亲?
- 举目无亲 is pronounced jǔ mù wú qīn in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 举目无亲 literally mean?
- Literally, 举目无亲 means “Raise eyes, no relatives”. It is used to mean “to find oneself without any relatives or acquaintances in an unfamiliar place; to be utterly alone with no one to rely on”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 举目无亲?
- 抬起眼睛，看不见一个亲人。比喻单身在外，人地生疏。