形影相弔

简 形影相吊 · 繁 形影相弔
Mandarin · pinyin xíng yǐng xiāng diào

Meanings

  1. with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
  2. extremely sad and lonely
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形
xíng · form, shape, appearance
影
yǐng · shadow; image, reflection; photograph
相
xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
弔
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吊
diào · condole, mourn, pity; hang
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2–3–1–4 · xing2 ying3 xiang1 diao4

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jing4 jing2 soeng1 diu3

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jing4 jing2 soeng1 diu3

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形影相弔 · xing2 ying3 xiang1 diao4
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Exact source record形影相弔 形影相吊 [xing2 ying3 xiang1 diao4] /with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)/extremely sad and lonely/