rú​yǐng​suí​xíng

inseparable

  • created reference approved 如影随形/如影隨形 → 形影不离/形影不離 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如影随形 / 如影隨形 rú​yǐng​suí​xíng

    形影不离 / 形影不離 xíng​yǐng​bù​lí

    synonym

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    created reference

  • created reference approved 如影随形/如影隨形 → 寸步不离/寸步不離 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如影随形 / 如影隨形 rú​yǐng​suí​xíng

    寸步不离 / 寸步不離 cùn​bù​bù​lí

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 如影随形/如影隨形 → 形影相随/形影相隨 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如影随形 / 如影隨形 rú​yǐng​suí​xíng

    形影相随 / 形影相隨 xíng​yǐng​xiāng​suí

    synonym

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    created reference

  • created reference approved 如影随形/如影隨形 → 跬步不离/跬步不離 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如影随形 / 如影隨形 rú​yǐng​suí​xíng

    跬步不离 / 跬步不離 kuǐ​bù​bù​lí

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    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 如影随形/如影隨形 · rú​yǐng​suí​xíng · inseparable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如影随形 / 如影隨形

    rú​yǐng​suí​xíng

    inseparable

    Literally "as the shadow follows the body"; refers to people or things being closely associated and staying together at all times

    如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 影 (literal) → 影 · yǐng · shadow 随 (literal) → 随/隨 · suí · to follow 形 (literal) → 形 · xíng · entity

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 如影随形/如影隨形 · rú​yǐng​suí​xíng · inevitable consequence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如影随形 / 如影隨形

    rú​yǐng​suí​xíng

    inevitable consequence

    Refers to a close causal relationship, especially how consequences inevitably follow actions, like a shadow follows a form

    如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 影 (literal) → 影 · yǐng · shadow 随 (literal) → 随/隨 · suí · to follow 形 (literal) → 形 · xíng · entity

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense