寡居 guǎ jū ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄐㄩ gwaa2 geoi1
- to live as a widow
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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
居
- 定居 dìng jū ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄩ ding6 geoi1 to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence
- 居住 jū zhù ㄐㄩ ㄓㄨˋ geoi1 zyu6 to reside
- 居民 jū mín ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊ geoi1 man4 resident; inhabitant
- 居然 jū rán ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊ geoi1 jin4 unexpectedly
- 群居 qún jū ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄐㄩ kwan4 geoi1 to live together (in a large group or flock)
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- 邻居 鄰居 lín jū ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄩ leon4 geoi1 neighbor
- 居民楼 居民樓 jū mín lóu ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄡˊ geoi1 man4 lau4 apartment building
- 居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ geoi1 gou1 lam4 haa6 lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
- 人居 rén jū ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄩ jan4 geoi1 human habitat
- 仙居 Xiān jū ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄩ sin1 geoi1 see 仙居县
- 位居 wèi jū ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩ wai6 geoi1 to be located at
- 住居 zhù jū ㄓㄨˋ ㄐㄩ zyu6 geoi1 to live
- 侨居 僑居 qiáo jū ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄩ kiu4 geoi1 to live far away from one's native place
- 分居 fēn jū ㄈㄣ ㄐㄩ fan1 geoi1 to separate (married couple)
- 卜居 bǔ jū ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄩ buk1 geoi1 to choose a home
- 同居 tóng jū ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄩ tung4 geoi1 to live together
- 埃居 āi jū ㄞ ㄐㄩ aai1 geoi1 écu (French coin, discontinued by the end of the 18th century)
- 姘居 pīn jū ㄆㄧㄣ ㄐㄩ ping1 geoi1 to cohabit with a lover illicitly
- 孀居 shuāng jū ㄕㄨㄤ ㄐㄩ soeng1 geoi1 to live in widowhood (formal)
- 安居 Ān jū ㄢ ㄐㄩ on1 geoi1 see 安居区
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)
- 安居乐业 安居樂業 ān jū lè yè ㄢ ㄐㄩ ㄌㄜˋ ㄧㄝˋ on1 geoi1 ngaau6 jip6 to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
- 功成不居 gōng chéng bù jū ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ gung1 sing4 bat1 geoi1 not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)
- 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄕㄤˋ hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5 (idiom) see 后来者居上
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- 居安思危 jū ān sī wēi ㄐㄩ ㄢ ㄙ ㄨㄟ geoi1 on1 si1 ngai4 to think of danger in times of safety
- 居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ geoi1 gou1 lam4 haa6 lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
- 居功自傲 jū gōng zì ào ㄐㄩ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗˋ ㄠˋ geoi1 gung1 zi6 ngou6 satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others
- 居无定所 居無定所 jū wú dìng suǒ ㄐㄩ ㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ geoi1 mou4 ding6 so2 to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
- 居心不良 jū xīn bù liáng ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ geoi1 sam1 bat1 loeng4 to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
- 居心叵测 居心叵測 jū xīn pǒ cè ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄆㄛˇ ㄘㄜˋ geoi1 sam1 po2 caak1 harboring unfathomable motives (idiom)
- 翘居群首 翹居群首 qiáo jū qún shǒu ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄩ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ kiu4 geoi1 kwan4 sau2 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent