We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「孤苦仃俜」, explained below.
The featured idiom 「孤苦仃俜」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
It means being alone and miserable.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gū kǔ dīng pīng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gu1 fu2 ding1 ping1
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.

