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孤苦伶仃
gū​kǔ​líng​dīng

solitary and helpless

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 孤苦 gū​kǔ
    wretchedly lonely
    orphaned and wretched; lonely and miserable with nobody to rely on
  2. 伶仃 líng​dīng
    lonely and helpless
    left alone without family or support; solitary and helpless; also written 零丁 líng​dīng