- 孤苦伶仃 gūkǔlíngdīng solitary and helplesssolitary and wretched without anyone to rely on; friendless and impoverished
- 伶仃 língdīng lonely and helplessleft alone without family or support; solitary and helpless; also written [[零丁|零丁|ling2 ding1]]
- 瘦骨伶仃 shòugǔlíngdīng scrawny(idiom) skin and bones; emaciated
- 瘦伶仃 shòulíngdīng scrawnyvery thin; emaciated; scrawny
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH