举目无亲 (jǔ mù wú qīn) — to be alone and helpless with no one to turn to (often in a strange place)
Definition
Literally 'lift one's eyes and see no kin' — a chengyu for being completely alone in a strange place with no relatives or friends to rely on.
idiom
to be alone and helpless with no one to turn to (often in a strange place)
Examples
- ，举目无亲，。Tā gāng dào zhè zuò chéng shì, jǔ mù wú qīn, xīn lǐ hěn bù ān.He just arrived in this city, with no one to turn to, and felt very uneasy.
- 举目无亲，。Yí gè rén zài hǎi wài jǔ mù wú qīn, zhǐ néng kào zì jǐ màn màn shì yìng.A person alone abroad with no one to turn to can only rely on themselves to gradually adjust.
- 举目无亲，。Tā jǔ mù wú qīn, lián gè shāng liang de rén dōu zhǎo bú dào.She had no one to turn to, couldn't even find someone to discuss things with.
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