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只鸾单凤
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只鸾单凤

只鸾单凤 — “Lone luan, single phoenix”

只鸾单凤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Solitary and without a companion, often referring to someone who is single, widowed, or bereaved; isolated”. Literally, “Lone luan, single phoenix”.

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只鸾单凤 Pronunciation and Pinyin

只鸾单凤 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
只
zhǐ5only, just, merely
鸾
luán11mythical auspicious bird
单
dān8single, simple, or a list
凤
fèng4mythical phoenix bird

Example Sentence with 只鸾单凤

她自从丈夫去世后,便成了只鸾单凤,一个人默默地生活。
Since her husband passed away, she has become a lone luan and single phoenix, living her life quietly by herself.

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Synonyms of 只鸾单凤

  • zhǐ只fèng凤gū孤huáng凰a single person without a partner

More idioms starting with 只

  • zhǐ只zhēng争dàn旦xī夕seize every minute and second
  • zhǐ只zhēng争zhāo朝xī夕Seize every minute and second
  • zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火,,bù不zhǔn准bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯Double standards for those in power
  • zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火,,bù不xǔ许bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯double standard for powerful vs ordinary
  • zhǐ只kě可yì意huì会,,bù不kě可yán言chuán传understood intuitively, not expressed in words
  • zhǐ只kě可zhì智qǔ取,,bù不kě可lì力dí敌Win by wisdom, not by force
  • zhǐ只tīng听lóu楼tī梯xiǎng响,,bù不jiàn见rén人xià下lai来all talk and no action
  • zhī只zì字bù不tí提not mention a single word
  • zhī只zì字piàn片yán言a single word or a few remarks
  • zhǐ只yǐng影dān单xíng形utterly alone
  • zhǐ只yǐng影gū孤xíng形utterly alone and isolated

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Questions about 只鸾单凤

What does 只鸾单凤 mean?

只鸾单凤 (zhǐ luán dān fèng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Solitary and without a companion, often referring to someone who is single, widowed, or bereaved; isolated”.

How do you pronounce 只鸾单凤?

只鸾单凤 is pronounced zhǐ luán dān fèng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 只鸾单凤 literally mean?

Literally, 只鸾单凤 means “Lone luan, single phoenix”. It is used to mean “Solitary and without a companion, often referring to someone who is single, widowed, or bereaved; isolated”.

What is the Chinese definition of 只鸾单凤?

只:独,单;鸾:传说中风凰一类的鸟。没有配偶,孤零的一个

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