- 形影相随
- xíngyǐngxiāngsuíbe as close as body and shadow; be always together* * *xing2 ying3 xiang1 sui2lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom), fig. inseparable* * *形影相随xíng yǐng xiāng suífollow (up) like a shadow; attend as closely as a shadow; be in constant company like (the) body and (the) shadow; follow sb. wherever he goes; keep close at one's side; never to leave each other's side; One's toes are always at the other's heels.; two persons inseparable, like object and its shadow; Wherever (Everywhere) A goes, B goes.* * *形影相隨|形影相随 [xíng yǐng xiāng suí] ► lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom) ► fig. inseparable
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.