| 形影相随 |
xíng yǐng xiāng suí |
lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom) / fig. inseparable |
| 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) |
| 相随 |
xiāng suí |
to tag along (with sb) / (in combination with 与 or 和) to accompany (sb) / (fig.) (of one situation) to go hand in hand (with another) |
| 随 |
Suí |
surname Sui |
| 随 |
suí |
to follow / to comply with / varying according to... / to allow / subsequently |