孤苦伶仃 gūkǔlíngdīng solitary and helpless Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 孤苦 gūkǔ wretchedly lonely orphaned and wretched; lonely and miserable with nobody to rely on伶仃 língdīng lonely and helpless left alone without family or support; solitary and helpless; also written 零丁 língdīng