孤证不立 in English gu1 zheng4 bu4 li4 Meaning

Meanings

• unacceptable as uncorroborated evidence (in law or in textual criticism)

Pinyin

gu1 zheng4 bu4 li4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

孤gu1lone 证zheng4to admonish 不bu4(negative prefix) 立li4surname Li