孤證不立 gū zhèng bù lì

DEFINITIONS

  1. unacceptable as uncorroborated evidence (in law or in textual criticism)

CHARACTERS

孤 gū
HSK 6
orphan, fatherless; solitary
證 zhèng proof, evidence; testify, verify
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
立 lì
HSK 5
stand; let stand; establish, set