形影相吊

Chinese

		to appear; to look; form to appear; to look; form; shape	picture; image; reflection picture; image; reflection; shadow	each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually	to hang a person
simp. and trad. (形影相吊)		形	影	相	吊
variant forms		形影相弔／形影相吊
Literally: “body and shadow comforting each other”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xíngyǐng xiāngdiào

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄤㄉㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁴ jing² seong¹ diu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xíngyǐng xiāngdiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄤㄉㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngyying shiangdiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing⁴ jing² seong¹ diu³
  - Yale: yìhng yíng sēong diu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁴ jing² soeng¹ diu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying⁴ ying² sêng¹ diu³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²¹ jɪŋ³⁵ sɵŋ⁵⁵ tiːu̯³³/

Idiom

形影相吊

extremely lonely; sad and solitary

Derived terms

煢煢孑立，形影相吊／茕茕孑立，形影相吊

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