飄零

飘零
piāolíng
  1. to fall and wither (like autumn leaves)
  2. (fig.) drifting and homeless

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to wander; to drift; to be homeless; to be forsaken
  2. to fall and wither; to fade and fall
  3. to wander; to drift; to be homeless; to be forsaken

Wiktionary

  1. 凋謝飄落。
  2. 比喻身世不幸，生活無依，四處流浪。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 飄 piāo
  1. to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft
  2. complacent; frivolous
  3. weak; shaky; wobbly
2 零 líng
  1. zero
  2. nought
  3. zero sign
  4. fractional
  5. fragmentary
  6. odd (of numbers)
  7. (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
  8. fraction
  9. (in mathematics) remainder (after division)
  10. extra
  11. to wither and fall
  12. to wither

Containing this entry

四海飄零 sìhǎipiāolíng drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
琴劍飄零 qínjiànpiāolíng floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position