孤身只影 — “Describes a person who is utterly alone”
孤身只影 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a person who is utterly alone”. Without family or support, often feeling isolated and lonely, especially like an orphan. Literally, “a lone body and a single shadow”.
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孤身只影 Pronunciation and Pinyin
孤身只影 Character Breakdown
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独自在异乡打拼，她常常感到孤身只影，无人可以倾诉。
Working hard all by herself in a foreign land, she often felt utterly alone, with no one to confide in.
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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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Open the tool →Questions about 孤身只影
What does 孤身只影 mean?
孤身只影 (gū shēn zhī yǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a person who is utterly alone”.
How do you pronounce 孤身只影?
孤身只影 is pronounced gū shēn zhī yǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 孤身只影 literally mean?
Literally, 孤身只影 means “a lone body and a single shadow”. It is used to mean “describes a person who is utterly alone”.
What is the Chinese definition of 孤身只影?
孤零零的一个人。形容孤儿无亲。