鳏寡孤独 guān guǎ gū dú

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless
  2. fig. people with no one left to rely on

CHARACTERS

鳏 guān huge fish; widower; bachelor
寡 guǎ widowed; alone, friendless
孤 gū
HSK 6
orphan, fatherless; solitary
独 dú
HSK 5
alone, single, solitary, only