孤魂野鬼 in English gu1 hun2 ye3 gui3 Meaning

Meanings

  • wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them (idiomatic expression)
  • person who has no family or friends to rely on

Simplified Characters

孤 魂 野 鬼

Traditional Characters

孤 魂 野 鬼

Pinyin

gu1 hun2 ye3 gui3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

孤gu1lone 魂hun2old variant of 魂[hun2] 野ye3old variant of 野[ye3] 鬼gui3ghost