孤寡
孤寡 gū guǎ ㄍㄨ ㄍㄨㄚˇ gu1 gwaa2
- orphans and widows
- to be lonely
- loneliness
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More words with these characters
孤
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)
- 寡助 guǎ zhù ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄓㄨˋ gwaa2 zo6 (esp. of an unjust cause) to receive little support
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
- 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)
- 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
- 寡二少双寡二少雙 guǎ èr shǎo shuāng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄦˋ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄤ gwaa2 ji6 siu3 soeng1 peerless
- 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)