寡
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Definitions
- 1. few
- 2. scant
- 3. widowed
Words Containing 寡
ignorant and inexperienced
widow
do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
indecisive
harsh and merciless (idiom)
number
an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
one who is cut off from others (idiom)
orphans and widows
a single man and a single woman
to live as widow
to stay at home while one's husband is away
the few are no match for the many
peerless
I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility)
(esp. of an unjust cause) to receive little support
to live as a widow
heartless
insipid
oligosaccharide
taciturn
having little knowledge
oligarch
oligopoly
oligarchy
A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius)
difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)
see 沉默寡言[chén mò guǎ yán]
habitually silent (idiom)
insipid and tasteless (idiom)
(idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence
meager fare
the multitude against the few, a wide disparity (idiom from Mencius); heavily outnumbered
(ornithology) red bishop (Euplectes orix)
dull and insipid
aloof and as a result friendless (idiom)
aloof
melancholy
the many or the few
to take from the rich and give to the poor (idiom)
(idiom) depressed; cheerless
lit. widowers, widows, orphans and the childless