| 形影相吊 |
xíng yǐng xiāng diào |
with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom) / extremely sad and lonely |
| 形 |
xíng |
to appear / to look / form / shape |
| 影 |
yǐng |
picture / image / film / movie / photograph / reflection / shadow / trace |
| 相 |
Xiāng |
surname Xiang |
| 相 |
xiāng |
each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶 (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品) |
| 相 |
xiàng |
appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) |
| 吊 |
diào |
to suspend / to hang up / to hang a person |
| 吊 |
diào |
a string of 100 cash (arch.) / to lament / to condole with / variant of 吊 |