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We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「影隻形孤」.

The idiom 「影隻形孤」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.

Still alone. There is only my own body and my own shadow. Describes being alone and having no companions.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yǐng zhī xíng gū

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ying2 jek3 ying4 gu1

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