孤寂

Chinese

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Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Adjective

孤寂

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
《百年孤寂》 ― “Bǎi Nián Gūjì” ― One Hundred Years of Solitude
- 時人見余守孤寂，為言一生無所益。余則閒吟孤寂章，始知光陰不虛擲。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  时人见余守孤寂，为言一生无所益。余则闲吟孤寂章，始知光阴不虚掷。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: c. 800, Danxia Tianran, 《孤寂吟》
  Shírén jiàn yú shǒu gūjì, wèi yán yīshēng wúsuǒ yì. Yú zé xián yín gūjì zhāng, shǐ zhī guāngyīn bù xūzhì. [Pinyin]
  When people these days see me remain in my lonesomeness, they say that I have had no profit my entire life. But when I leisurely recite my works of solitude, only then do I know I have not squandered my days.
- 掃地焚香晝掩關，此身孤寂此心閑。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
  From: c. 1600, 善修 (Seonsu), 《山中閑咏》 ("Leisurely tunes amid the mountains"), 《浮休堂大師集》 (Works of Great Master Buhyu-dang)
  Soji bunhyang ju eom gwan, cha sin gojeok cha sim han. [Sino-Korean]
  Sweeping the floor and burning incense, shutting the doors during day―this body of mine is desolate, but this spirit of mine is leisurely.

Synonyms

孤單／孤单 (gūdān)
孤孑 (gūjié) (literary)
孤獨／孤独 (gūdú)
寂寞 (jìmò)
寂寥 (jìliáo)
挑另 (Min Nan)
索寞 (suǒmò) (literary or Min Dong)
落寞 (luòmò)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (孤寂):

→ Korean: 고적(孤寂) (gojeok)
→ Vietnamese: cô tịch (Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value))

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