只影孤形 — “Utterly alone and isolated”
只影孤形 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Utterly alone and isolated”. Solitary without any companion. Literally, “A lone shadow and a solitary form”.
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只影孤形 Pronunciation and Pinyin
只影孤形 Character Breakdown
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在异国他乡，他只影孤形地度过了许多个寂寞的夜晚。
In a foreign land, he spent many lonely nights utterly alone.
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More idioms starting with 只
- zhǐ只zhēng争dàn旦xī夕seize every minute and second
- zhǐ只zhēng争zhāo朝xī夕Seize every minute and second
- zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火，，bù不zhǔn准bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯Double standards for those in power
- zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火，，bù不xǔ许bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯double standard for powerful vs ordinary
- zhǐ只fèng凤gū孤huáng凰a single person without a partner
- zhǐ只kě可yì意huì会，，bù不kě可yán言chuán传understood intuitively, not expressed in words
- zhǐ只kě可zhì智qǔ取，，bù不kě可lì力dí敌Win by wisdom, not by force
- zhǐ只tīng听lóu楼tī梯xiǎng响，，bù不jiàn见rén人xià下lai来all talk and no action
- zhī只zì字bù不tí提not mention a single word
- zhī只zì字piàn片yán言a single word or a few remarks
- zhǐ只shǒu手dān单quán拳a lone hand with meager power
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Open the tool →Questions about 只影孤形
What does 只影孤形 mean?
只影孤形 (zhǐ yǐng gū xíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Utterly alone and isolated”.
How do you pronounce 只影孤形?
只影孤形 is pronounced zhǐ yǐng gū xíng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 只影孤形 literally mean?
Literally, 只影孤形 means “a lone shadow and a solitary form”. It is used to mean “Utterly alone and isolated”.
What is the Chinese definition of 只影孤形?
只：单。形容孤单一人