獨居 [独－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to live alone
  2. to live a solitary existence
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    自己​一個​人住​，​冇​其他人​一齊
    to live alone
    • 獨居老人
      独居老人
      duk6 geoi1 lou5 jan4
      elderly people living on their own
    • 佢老公過咗身之後，佢就一直獨居嘞。
      佢老公过咗身之后，佢就一直独居嘞。
      keoi5 lou5 gung1 gwo3 zo2 san1 zi1 hau6, keoi5 zau6 jat1 zik6 duk6 geoi1 laak3.
      After her husband died, she has been living alone.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to occupy a special position alone
  2. verb
    to live alone
  3. noun
    one-bedroom apartment; one-bedroom unit
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (兩岸三地生活差異詞語彙編—Two Shores Three Places)
  1. 臺陸用法和差異
    「​獨居​」​在​臺灣​通常​指​單身​居住​，​或​成年人​沒有​配偶​，​過著​單身生活​，​如​獨居​老人​。​在​大陸​，​除了​單身​獨居​的​意思​之外​，​只有​一間​臥室​的​套房​，​也​稱​為​「​獨居​」​，​例如​：​他​在​公司​附近​買​了​一套​便宜​的​獨居​，​上班​很​方便​。
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我无法忍受独居。
    我無法忍受獨居。
    wǒ wú fǎ rěn shòu dú jū 。
    • I can't bear living alone.
    • I can't stand to live alone.
  2. Mandarin
    熊是一种独居动物。
    熊是一種獨居動物。
    xióng shì yī zhǒng dú jū dòng wù 。
    • Bears are solitary animals.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    独居老人
    獨居老人
    duk6 geoi1 lou5 jan4
    • elderly people living on their own
  2. Cantonese
    佢老公过咗身之后，佢就一直独居嘞。
    佢老公過咗身之後，佢就一直獨居嘞。
    keoi5 lou5 gung1 gwo3 zo2 san1 zi1 hau6, keoi5 zau6 jat1 zik6 duk6 geoi1 laak3.
    • After her husband died, she has been living alone.