孤军奋战 in English gu1 jun1 fen4 zhan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) lone army putting up a brave fight (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support

Simplified Characters

孤 军 奋 战

Traditional Characters

孤 軍 奮 戰

Pinyin

gu1 jun1 fen4 zhan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

孤gu1lone 军jun1(bound form) army 奋fen4to exert oneself (bound form) 战zhan4to fight