如影隨形

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Chinese

as (if); such as
 
picture; image; reflection
picture; image; reflection; shadow
 
to follow; to comply with; to allow
to follow; to comply with; to allow; surname
 
to appear; to look; form
to appear; to look; form; shape
trad. (如影隨形)
simp. (如影随形)
Literally: “as the shadow follows the substance”.

Etymology

From a line in Liezi.

Pronunciation


Idiom

如影隨形

  1. closely associated with each other; inseparable

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