4 characters Idiom and proverb 3 829

Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「六親無靠」 and how it’s used.

The idiom being introduced now is 「六親無靠」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.

Describes being very lonely and having no relatives to rely on.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

liù qīn wú kào

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

luk6 chan1 mou4 kaau3

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