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; to suspend
simp. and trad. (形影相吊)		形	影	相	吊
alternative forms		形影相弔／形影相吊
Literally: “body and shadow comforting each other”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíngyǐng xiāngdiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁴ jing² soeng¹ diu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíngyǐng xiāngdiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síngyǐng siangdiào
    • Wade–Giles: hsing²-ying³ hsiang¹-tiao⁴
    • Yale: syíng-yǐng syāng-dyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngyiing shiangdiaw
    • Palladius: синъин сяндяо (sinʺin sjandjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing⁴ jing² soeng¹ diu³
    • Yale: yìhng yíng sēung diu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁴ jing² soeng¹ diu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying⁴ ying² sêng¹ diu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²¹ jɪŋ³⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ tiːu̯³³/

Idiom

形影相吊

1. extremely lonely; sad and solitary

Derived terms

• 煢煢孑立，形影相吊／茕茕孑立，形影相吊