孤证不立

Traditional form:

孤證不立

Pinyin (reading):

gūzhèngbùlì

Definitions:

• unacceptable as uncorroborated evidence (in law or in textual criticism)

Characters:

• 孤 - orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary
• 证 - to prove, to verify; certificate, proof
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 立 - to stand; to establish, to set up

Traditional characters:

• 孤 - orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary
• 證 - to prove, to verify; certificate, proof
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 立 - to stand; to establish, to set up