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形影相吊

xíng yǐng xiāng diào

4-character word Traditional 形影相弔

What 形影相吊 means

1. with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
2. extremely sad and lonely

The characters in 形影相吊

• 形xíngto appear; to look; form
• 影yǐngpicture; image; film
• 相xiāngeach other; one another; mutually
• 吊diàoto suspend; to hang up; to hang a person

Example sentences

• 我茕茕孑立，形影相吊。
  I was alone.