Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「鰥寡煢獨」, with more below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「鰥寡煢獨」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Lonely, without brothers. Generally refers to people who are unable to work and have no relatives to support them. Same as “widowed, widowed, orphaned, and lonely”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
guān guǎ qióng dú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gwaan1 gwa2 king4 duk6
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
