- 形影不离
- xíngyǐngbùlíbe inseparable as body and shadow; be always together* * *be always together* * *always together* * *xíng yǐng bù líadj. inseparable* * *xing2 ying3 bu4 li2inseparable (as form and shadow)* * *形影不离xíng yǐng bù lífollow like a shadow; always together; be after each other like shadows; be momentarily with sb.; hand in glove with sb.; inseparable as body and shadow; inseparable like a person and his shadow; keep each other's company all the time; not separated for a moment; stick like glue to (sb.); Wherever there is form there is shadow.* * *形影不離|形影不离 [xíng yǐng bù lí] ► inseparable (as form and shadow)
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.