孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén

DEFINITIONS

  1. one who is cut off from others (idiom)
  2. one who has chosen to follow a solitary path
  3. (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)

CHARACTERS

孤 gū
HSK 6
orphan, fatherless; solitary
家 jiā
HSK 1
house, home, residence; family
寡 guǎ widowed; alone, friendless
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else