如影随形 — Chinese idiom
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
Traditional: 如影隨形
Meaning
- (lit.) as the shadow follows the body
- (fig.) closely associated with each other; inseparable; to follow relentlessly
Character by character
- 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
- 影yǐngshadow; image, reflection; photograph
- 随suíto follow, to listen to, to submit to
- 形xíngform, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
Idioms sharing a character
- 一如既往 yī rú jì wǎng
- 一清如水 yī qīng rú shuǐ
- 一贫如洗 yī pín rú xǐ
- 一钱如命 yī qián rú mìng
- 不过如此 bù guò rú cǐ
- 了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
- 人如其名 rén rú qí míng
- 人生如梦 rén shēng rú mèng
- 但愿如此 dàn yuàn rú cǐ
- 依然如故 yī rán rú gù
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