寡凫单鹄 — “A lonely wild duck and a single swan”
寡凫单鹄 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who has lost their spouse or partner and is living a solitary life; a widowed or bereaved person”. Literally, “a lonely wild duck and a single swan”.
寡凫单鹄 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 寡
- guǎ寡bù不dí敌zhòng众The few cannot resist the many
- guǎ寡bù不shèng胜zhòng众The few cannot prevail against the many
- guǎ寡èr二shǎo少shuāng双unrivaled and second to none
- guǎ寡rén人zhī之jí疾ancient monarch's indulgence in sensual pleasures
- guǎ寡xìn信qīng轻nuò诺make promises easily, seldom trustworthy
- guǎ寡nǚ女gū孤nán男unmarried man and woman alone
- guǎ寡fu妇guān鳏nán男widows and widowers
- guǎ寡lián廉xiǎn鲜chǐ耻shameless and unprincipled
- guǎ寡ēn恩shǎo少yì义lacking kindness and loyalty
- guǎ寡ēn恩báo薄yì义lacking kindness and loyalty
- guǎ寡qíng情shǎo少yì义cold-hearted and unfeeling
- guǎ寡qíng情báo薄yì意lacking in human affection
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What does 寡凫单鹄 mean?
寡凫单鹄 (guǎ fú dān hú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who has lost their spouse or partner and is living a solitary life; a widowed or bereaved person”.
How do you pronounce 寡凫单鹄?
寡凫单鹄 is pronounced guǎ fú dān hú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 寡凫单鹄 literally mean?
Literally, 寡凫单鹄 means “a lonely wild duck and a single swan”. It is used to mean “a person who has lost their spouse or partner and is living a solitary life; a widowed or bereaved person”.
What is the Chinese definition of 寡凫单鹄?
原是古代的琴曲名。后比喻失去配偶的人。