弔影
diào​yǐng

pitying one's shadow

  • created sense approved 吊影/弔影 · diào​yǐng · pitying one's shadow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吊影 / 弔影

    diào​yǐng

    pitying one's shadow

    (literary) to look at one's own shadow and pity oneself, describing extreme loneliness or isolation

    吊 (literal) → 吊 · diào · to mourn 影 (literal) → 影 · yǐng · shadow

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