- 孤儿院 gū'éryuàn orphanagecharitable institution or welfare facility for the care and education of orphans or abandoned children
- 孤儿寡母 gū'érguǎmǔ orphans and widowsorphans and widows; a family that has lost the father and consists only of a mother and her children
- 孤儿寡妇 gū'érguǎfù widows and orphansorphans who have lost their fathers and widows who have lost their husbands; people who are helpless and have no one to rely on
- 孤儿药 gū'éryào orphan druga pharmaceutical drug developed specifically to treat a rare medical condition