孤魂 (gū hún) — wandering soul; one without family or friends to depend on
Definition
A 孤魂 is the soul of someone who died with no one to mourn them, or a metaphor for a lonely, rootless person. The phrase often appears in superstitious contexts or as a literary image of abandonment.
noun
wandering soulone without family or friends to depend on
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，孤魂。Tā zài huāng yě zhōng yóu dàng, xiàng yí gè gū hún.He wanders in the wilderness like a wandering soul.
- ，孤魂。Zhè wèi lǎo rén wú yī wú kào, chéng le kě lián de gū hún.This old man has no one to rely on, becoming a pitiful solitary soul.
- ，孤魂。Chuán shuō zhōng, gū hún huì zài yè wǎn chū mò.Legend says that wandering souls appear at night.
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