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TOPIK 6noun

혈혈단신

hyeolhyeoldansin [혈혈딴신]

혈혈단신이 · 혈혈단신을

all alone in the world, without any family

Example

그는 혈혈단신으로 고향을 떠나 서울에 왔어요.

He left his hometown and came to Seoul all on his own.

Word parts

혈 alone혈 alone단 single신 body

Literally 'lonely, lonely, a single body.'

Good to know

Usually appears as 혈혈단신으로 'all alone, with no one to rely on.'