It means to be alone.
Origin of the idiom
"Three Kingdoms·Wu Shu·Lu Mao Biography": "If you are really alone and have no one to rely on, your fear will spread far away, and it may be difficult to destroy."
p>Vernacular: If this really exists, with no one to rely on, they are afraid of running away and someone disappearing suddenly. ”
Idiom usage
More formal, used as predicate and object. To describe loneliness and helplessness.
Example
Jiang Guangci’s "Young Wanderer" ": "Ever since I ran away from the inn that night, I have been alone and unable to make a living.
Extended information
Synonyms
Guku Lingding:
It means being lonely and distressed, helpless.
Origin of the idiom
"Chen Qing Biao" by Li Mi of Jin Dynasty: "I have many diseases and cannot survive at the age of nine. I am alone and lonely, as for the establishment."?
Vernacular: "I was often sick when I was a child, and I couldn't walk when I was nine. I was lonely and helpless until I became independent."
Idiom usage
Conjunct form, used as predicate and attributive. It means helpless.
Example
Chapter 112 of "Dream of Red Mansions" by Cao Xueqin of the Qing Dynasty: There is an old lady in my head, but she still loves me more. Now she is dead, leaving me alone, what do you think? The end?
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