- 孤苦伶仃 gūkǔlíngdīng solitary and helplesssolitary and wretched without anyone to rely on; friendless and impoverished
- 孤苦无依 gūkǔwúyī destitute and alonemiserably alone and wretched with no one to rely on
- 孤苦零丁 gūkǔlíngdīng solitary and wretched(idiom) solitary and impoverished; orphaned and helpless with no one to rely on
- 零丁孤苦 língdīnggūkǔ solitary and wretchedsolitary and lonely; to be poor and without anyone to rely on
