be isolated and helpless

be isolated and helpless

Isolated and helpless, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ū L ì w ú Yu á n, refers to acting alone, without external help. It comes from the biography of ban Chao in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: helpless antonym: one call, one call

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of ban Chao in the book of the later Han Dynasty: "in the 18th year, when the emperor died, Yanqi lost his capital to protect Chen Mu because of China's great funeral, and Chao was isolated and helpless."

Idiom usage

It is used as adverbial and attributive for people. example Duke Zhuang not only obstructed the face of the Jiang family, but also made his grandson smooth, so he could not do anything. (the fifth chapter of Eastern Zhou Dynasty annals by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty)