鳏寡孤独 in English guan1 gua3 gu1 du2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) widowers, widows, orphans and the childless
  • metaphorically people with no one left to rely on

Simplified Characters

鳏 寡 孤 独

Traditional Characters

鰥 寡 孤 獨

Pinyin

guan1 gua3 gu1 du2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鳏guan1widower 寡gua3few 孤gu1lone 独du2alone