俜 (pīng) - To be left alone & to be solitary
俜 · pīng
To be left alone;
to be solitary;
to drift without support.
To be left aloneto be solitaryto drift without support.
Usage highlights
伶俜俜停俜伶
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He lived a solitary life (伶俜).
- The character appears in classical poetry to describe loneliness (伶俜).
- The word 伶俜 describes a state of being alone and helpless.
Collocations
- ling2 ping1(伶俜)
- ping1 ting2(俜停)
- ping1 ling2(俜伶)
Idioms
- 伶俜 alone and helpless(伶俜)
Cultural background
FAQ- Most commonly used in the compound 伶俜, found in classical Chinese poetry to evoke loneliness and solitude.
- Rarely used in modern vernacular Chinese, primarily appearing in literary contexts.