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形影不離

简 形影不离 · 繁 形影不離
Mandarin · pinyin xíng yǐng bù lí

Meanings

  1. inseparable (as form and shadow)
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Characters in this entry

形
xíng · form, shape, appearance
影
yǐng · shadow; image, reflection; photograph
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
離
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离
lí · rare beast; strange; elegant
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2–3–4–2 · xing2 ying3 bu4 li2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jing4 jing2 bat1 lei4

Cantonese word readings for 形影不離. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jing4 jing2 bat1 lei4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) inseparable like form and shadow

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