孤苦

gūkǔ

orphaned and wretched

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 孤 gū
  1. lone
  2. lonely
2 苦 kǔ
  1. bitter
  2. hardship
  3. pain
  4. to suffer
  5. to bring suffering to
  6. painstakingly

Containing this entry

孤苦伶仃 gūkǔlíngdīng solitary and impoverished (idiom)
孤苦零丁 gūkǔlíngdīng variant of 孤苦伶仃 gūkǔlíngdīng
孤苦無依 gūkǔwúyī