形影相吊 in English xing2 ying3 xiang1 diao4 Meaning

Meanings

  • with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiomatic expression)
  • extremely sad and lonely

Simplified Characters

形 影 相 吊

Traditional Characters

形 影 相 弔

Pinyin

xing2 ying3 xiang1 diao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

形xing2to appear 影ying3picture 相xiang1surname Xiang 吊diao4to suspend