dú​shēng

only child

独生 獨生 dú​shēng
only child noun
(attributive) being the only child of a couple; without siblings
to have an only child
to have or give birth to only one child
to survive alone
to live on or survive by oneself, especially when others have died (often used in the context of choosing not to live on in dishonor)

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