伶仃 língdīng lonely and helpless Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 孤苦伶仃 gūkǔlíngdīng solitary and helpless solitary and wretched without anyone to rely on; friendless and impoverished瘦骨伶仃 shòugǔlíngdīng scrawny (idiom) skin and bones; emaciated瘦伶仃 shòulíngdīng scrawny very thin; emaciated; scrawny