lonely; solitary; lonesome; isolated and without help or support

lonely; all alone; lacking companionship or support

a child who has lost one or both parents to death or who has been abandoned

charitable institution or welfare facility for the care and education of orphans or abandoned children

to cause someone or something to be alone and without help or connections; to set apart from others

all alone; separated from one's family; unmarried or single

unsociable and eccentric; withdrawn from others or antisocial in personality

solitary, isolated, and without any help or company; forlorn

Orphans and widows; also refers to the elderly who live alone and have no family to support them

an island far away from any mainland or other islands

to stake everything on a single throw of the dice; to put all one's eggs in one basket; to make a final desperate effort in a crisis

An isolated army fighting bravely without reinforcements

To be isolated and cut off from help; high and dry.

(idiom) to be obstinately clinging to one's own course; to act willfully regardless of others' advice or criticism

lonely; lonesome; desolate

(bound form) a two-character Chinese surname

An elderly person who lives alone and has no family to rely on.

Literally having little learning and few experiences; used to describe someone who is ignorant, narrow-minded, or has very limited knowledge of the world.

(idiom) a person who is isolated from others or without supporters; a person who is alone or unmarried

Literally "a lone flower admiring itself"; to be narcissistic or think very highly of oneself while staying aloof from others.

a lonely ghost or wandering soul; a spirit without family or descendants to offer sacrifices for it

orphaned and wretched; lonely and miserable with nobody to rely on

solitary and wretched without anyone to rely on; friendless and impoverished

an orphan left behind by deceased parents

a lonely army fighting a hard battle without reinforcements or help

wandering ghosts who have no descendants to make offerings for them; a soul without a resting place

one hand cannot clap; used to describe a situation where one person alone is unable to achieve a goal or resolve a conflict without support or cooperation from others

A girl who has lost her father or both parents; an orphan girl.

to entrust the care of one's child to another person before death; especially used when a dying ruler entrusts the heir to a high official

An isolated force penetrating deep into enemy territory without reinforcements

orphans and widows; a family that has lost the father and consists only of a mother and her children

a brave individual who fights alone against great odds; a maverick or lone wolf

to make extreme efforts to achieve something; specifically to study or work hard to reach a level of excellence that others cannot match

(literary) alone and poor; of humble origins or low status

ignorant; uncultured; ill-informed; often used to describe someone with limited knowledge or shallow learning

Widowers, widows, orphans, and the childless; refers broadly to people with no one left to rely on who cannot support themselves.

miserably alone and wretched with no one to rely on

to act alone or go one's own way without regard for the opinions of others

an army or military force that is isolated and without reinforcements

(literary) aloof and proud; supercilious; arrogant; standing alone and surpassing others

(literary) an orphan; specifically a son who has lost his father

indignation and frustration felt by a person of high integrity who is isolated and misunderstood by a corrupt or indifferent world; cynical toward the ways of the world

orphans who have lost their fathers and widows who have lost their husbands; people who are helpless and have no one to rely on

standing out high and upright, especially regarding mountains; aloof and arrogant

a self-reinforcing solitary wave that maintains its shape while traveling at constant speed, used in physics and mathematics

The sole surviving copy of a book or ancient text; also refers to an original manuscript or a rubbing from a stone inscription that has since been lost.

(idiom) solitary and impoverished; orphaned and helpless with no one to rely on

To foster or bring up an orphan.

To call oneself a monarch or ruler (historically, sovereigns referred to themselves as [[孤|孤|gu1]] or [[寡人|寡人|gua3 ren2]])