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孤苦伶仃 (gu1 fu2 ling4 ding1) — orphaned and helpless; friendless and wretched in Cantonese

guˉ¹孤fuˊ²苦lingˎ₄伶dingˉ¹仃
Mandarin Pinyin: gu1 ku3 ling2 ding1

Meaning of 孤苦伶仃

nounorphaned and helpless; friendless and wretched

Characters in 孤苦伶仃

孤gu1
orphan; fatherless
苦fu2
suffer from; cause sb to suffer
伶ling4
actor or actress; entertainer
仃ding1
lonely; solitary; without relatives

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