寡 guǎ ㄍㄨㄚˇ gwaa2
- few
- scant
- widowed
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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
- 孤寡 gū guǎ ㄍㄨ ㄍㄨㄚˇ gu1 gwaa2 orphans and widows
- 守寡 shǒu guǎ ㄕㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄚˇ sau2 gwaa2 to live as widow
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- 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
- 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)
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 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)
- 孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén ㄍㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ gu1 gaa1 gwaa2 jan4 one who is cut off from others (idiom)
- 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)
Example sentences
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汤姆 湯姆 是 个 個 寡 欲 的 人 。
Tom is a man of few wants.
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林肯 本人 是 沉默寡言 的 。
Lincoln himself was silent.
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寡妇 寡婦 为 為 她 的 丈夫 哀悼 了 很 久 。
The widow mourned for her husband for a long time.
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