光棍儿 (光棍兒)
guāng gùn r5
Pinyin
Definition
光棍儿 (光棍兒)
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- single person
- bachelor
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一寸光阴一寸金
- 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
- 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
- 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
- 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
光前裕后
- 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
光天化日
- 1 the full light of day (idiom)
- 2 fig. peace and prosperity
- 3 in broad daylight
光明磊落
- 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
Sample Sentences
哎,四个光棍儿一起过光棍节。郁闷!
Agh, four bachelors celebrating Bachelor's Day together. Depressing!
哎,别提了,我现在又是光棍儿了!
Ah, don't bring it up. I'm a bachelor again!
广告都是骗人的。这个地铁不知道什么时候才能造好呢!而且我光棍儿一条,不用考虑这个事情。
Ads are just lies. Who knows when this metro line will be finished?! Anyway, I'm single. I don't need to think about this stuff.