依然如故 — Chinese idiom
依然如故
yī rán rú gù
Meaning
- back to where we were; absolutely no improvement; things haven't changed at all
Character by character
- 依yīto rely on; to consent, to obey; according to
- 然ráncertainly; naturally; suddenly
- 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
- 故gùreason, cause; happening, instance
Idioms sharing a character
- 不依不饶 bù yī bù ráo
- 依依不舍 yī yī bù shě
- 依然故我 yī rán gù wǒ
- 千依百顺 qiān yī bǎi shùn
- 唇齿相依 chún chǐ xiāng yī
- 小鸟依人 xiǎo niǎo yī rén
- 漂泊无依 piāo bó wú yī
- 无依无靠 wú yī wú kào
- 相依为命 xiāng yī wéi mìng
- 一目了然 yī mù liǎo rán
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