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Home / Idiom / 形影相吊

with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom) · extremely sad and lonely

形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
Idiom
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I was alone.
我茕茕孑立，形影相吊。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) lonely soul; solitary形单影只xíng dān yǐng zhīsolitary and impoverished (idiom)孤苦伶仃gū kǔ líng dīngone who is cut off from others (idiom) · one who has chosen to follow a solitary path · (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person)孤家寡人gū jiā guǎ rénlone · lonely · loneliness孤单gū dān
Antonyms
with many attendants crowding round前呼后拥qián hū hòu yōngfront yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom) · a place with many visitors门庭若市mén tíng ruò shìto congregate in one hall (idiom); to gather under one roof济济一堂jǐ jǐ yī táng