伶仃 [－－]

Jyutping ling4 ding1
Pinyin líng dīng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. alone and helpless
  2. also written 零丁
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. x
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    lonely; lonesome; solitary; alone and helpless
  2. adj
    emaciated; scrawny; skin and bones
  3. name
    Nei Lingding Island (island in the Pearl River estuary)
  4. name
    Wai Lingding Island (island in Guangdong's Wanshan Archipelago)
  5. name
    Lingdingyang (bay near the estuary of the Pearl River in China)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唉，见佢孤苦伶仃咁可怜，又点舍得丢低佢响街度吖？
    唉，見佢孤苦伶仃咁可憐，又點捨得丟低佢響街度吖？
    aai1, gin3 keoi5 gu1 fu2 ling4 ding1 gam3 ho2 lin4, jau6 dim2 se2 dak1 diu1 dai1 keoi5 hoeng2 gaai1 dou6 aa1?
    • Boy, seeing him being alone and uncared for, who would heartlessly leave him on the street?
  2. Cantonese
    孤苦伶仃
    孤苦伶仃
    gu1 fu2 ling4 ding1
    • friendless and wretched