孤寡 gū guǎ ㄍㄨ ㄍㄨㄚˇ gu1 gwaa2
- orphans and widows
- to be lonely
- loneliness
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孤
- 孤儿 孤兒 gū ér ㄍㄨ ㄦˊ gu1 ji4 orphan
- 孤单 孤單 gū dān ㄍㄨ ㄉㄢ gu1 daan1 lone
- 孤独 孤獨 gū dú ㄍㄨ ㄉㄨˊ gu1 duk6 lonely
- 孤立 gū lì ㄍㄨ ㄌㄧˋ gu1 laap6 to isolate
- 孤零零 gū líng líng ㄍㄨ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ gu1 ling4 ling4 lone
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- 孤陋寡闻 孤陋寡聞 gū lòu guǎ wén ㄍㄨ ㄌㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄨㄣˊ gu1 lau6 gwaa2 man4 ignorant and inexperienced
- 孤例 gū lì ㄍㄨ ㄌㄧˋ isolated case; sole instance
- 孤傲 gū ào ㄍㄨ ㄠˋ gu1 ngou6 proud and aloof
- 孤僻 gū pì ㄍㄨ ㄆㄧˋ gu1 pik1 antisocial
- 孤孀 gū shuāng ㄍㄨ ㄕㄨㄤ gu1 soeng1 widow
- 孤子 gū zǐ ㄍㄨ ㄗˇ gu1 zi2 orphan
- 孤孑 gū jié ㄍㄨ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gu1 kit3 lonesome; solitary
- 孤寂 gū jì ㄍㄨ ㄐㄧˋ gu1 zik6 lonesome
- 孤寒 gū hán ㄍㄨ ㄏㄢˊ gu1 hon4 alone and poor
- 孤山 Gū Shān ㄍㄨ ㄕㄢ gu1 saan1 Solitary Hill, located in West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
- 孤山 gū shān ㄍㄨ ㄕㄢ gu1 saan1 isolated peak
- 孤岛 孤島 gū dǎo ㄍㄨ ㄉㄠˇ gu1 dou2 isolated island
- 孤征 gū zhēng ㄍㄨ ㄓㄥ gu1 zing1 to act on one's own
- 孤拐 gū guǎi ㄍㄨ ㄍㄨㄞˇ gu1 gwaai2 cheekbone
- 孤拔 Gū bá ㄍㄨ ㄅㄚˊ gu1 bat6 Amédée Courbet (1826-1885), a French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin campaign and the Sino-French War
寡
- 多寡 duō guǎ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄚˇ do1 gwaa2 number; amount
- 寡妇 寡婦 guǎ fu ㄍㄨㄚˇ ˙ㄈㄨ gwaa2 fu5 widow
- 孤陋寡闻 孤陋寡聞 gū lòu guǎ wén ㄍㄨ ㄌㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄨㄣˊ gu1 lau6 gwaa2 man4 ignorant and inexperienced
- 守寡 shǒu guǎ ㄕㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄚˇ sau2 gwaa2 to live as widow
- 寡人 guǎ rén ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ gwaa2 jan4 I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility)
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- 寡助 guǎ zhù ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄓㄨˋ gwaa2 zo6 (esp. of an unjust cause) to receive little support
- 寡居 guǎ jū ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄐㄩ gwaa2 geoi1 to live as a widow
- 寡情 guǎ qíng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ gwaa2 cing4 heartless
- 寡淡 guǎ dàn ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄉㄢˋ gwaa2 daam6 insipid
- 寡糖 guǎ táng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄊㄤˊ gwaa2 tong4 oligosaccharide
- 寡言 guǎ yán ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ gwaa2 jin4 taciturn
- 寡陋 guǎ lòu ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄌㄡˋ gwaa2 lau6 having little knowledge
- 寡头 寡頭 guǎ tóu ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄊㄡˊ gwaa2 tau4 oligarch
- 众寡 衆寡 zhòng guǎ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ zung3 gwaa2 the many or the few
- 守活寡 shǒu huó guǎ ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ sau2 wut6 gwaa2 to stay at home while one's husband is away
- 优柔寡断 優柔寡斷 yōu róu guǎ duàn ㄧㄡ ㄖㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ jau1 jau4 gwaa2 dyun6 indecisive
- 刻薄寡恩 kè bó guǎ ēn ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄣ hak1 bok6 gwaa2 jan1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
- 失道寡助 shī dào guǎ zhù ㄕ ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄓㄨˋ sat1 dou6 gwaa2 zo6 an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
- 孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén ㄍㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ gu1 gaa1 gwaa2 jan4 one who is cut off from others (idiom)
- 孤男寡女 gū nán guǎ nǚ ㄍㄨ ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄋㄩˇ a single man and a single woman
Idioms with these characters
- 鳏寡孤独 鰥寡孤獨 guān guǎ gū dú ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄍㄨ ㄉㄨˊ gwaan1 gwaa2 gu1 duk6 lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless (idiom)
- 孤独于世 孤獨於世 gū dú yú shì ㄍㄨ ㄉㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ gu1 duk6 jyu1 sai3 alone in the world (idiom)
- 孤芳自赏 孤芳自賞 gū fāng zì shǎng ㄍㄨ ㄈㄤ ㄗˋ ㄕㄤˇ gu1 fong1 zi6 soeng2 lone flower admiring itself (idiom); narcissism
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- 孤魂野鬼 gū hún yě guǐ ㄍㄨ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them (idiom)
- 孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén ㄍㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ gu1 gaa1 gwaa2 jan4 one who is cut off from others (idiom)
- 孤军奋战 孤軍奮戰 gū jūn fèn zhàn ㄍㄨ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄈㄣˋ ㄓㄢˋ gu1 gwan1 fan5 zin3 lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom)
- 孤苦伶仃 gū kǔ líng dīng ㄍㄨ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥ gu1 fu2 ling4 ding1 solitary and impoverished (idiom)
- 孤身只影 孤身隻影 gū shēn zhī yǐng ㄍㄨ ㄕㄣ ㄓ ㄧㄥˇ gu1 san1 zek3 jing2 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
- 苦心孤诣 苦心孤詣 kǔ xīn gū yì ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨ ㄧˋ fu2 sam1 gu1 ngai6 to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble
- 一意孤行 yī yì gū xíng ㄧ ㄧˋ ㄍㄨ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jat1 ji3 gu1 hang4 obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
- 沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4 habitually silent (idiom)
- 敌众我寡 敵眾我寡 dí zhòng wǒ guǎ ㄉㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄚˇ dik6 zung3 ngo5 gwaa2 multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius)
- 寡不敌众 寡不敵眾 guǎ bù dí zhòng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ gwaa2 bat1 dik6 zung3 the few are no match for the many
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- 寡二少双 寡二少雙 guǎ èr shǎo shuāng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄦˋ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄤ gwaa2 ji6 siu3 soeng1 peerless
- 刻薄寡恩 kè bó guǎ ēn ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄣ hak1 bok6 gwaa2 jan1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
- 落落寡交 luò luò guǎ jiāo ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄠ lok6 lok6 gwaa2 gaau1 aloof and as a result friendless (idiom)
- 木讷寡言 木訥寡言 mù nè guǎ yán ㄇㄨˋ ㄋㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ muk6 neot6 gwaa2 jin4 honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)
- 裒多益寡 póu duō yì guǎ ㄆㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ pau4 do1 jik1 gwaa2 to take from the rich and give to the poor (idiom)