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孤

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: gou1
POJ: ko͘
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

adjective: alone, solitary, orphaned
孤

孤 is polysemous on Wiktionary (solitary/orphaned adjective, orphan noun, archaic imperial pronoun 'I', Hokkien-only adverb 'only'); picked the core 'solitary/alone' sense, which underlies compounds like 孤單, 孤獨, 孤立, 孤僻.

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