形影不離

形影不离
xíngyǐngbùlí
inseparable (as form and shadow)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 形 xíng
  1. to appear
  2. to look
  3. form
  4. shape
2 影 yǐng
  1. picture
  2. image
  3. film
  4. movie
  5. photograph
  6. reflection
  7. shadow
  8. trace
3 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
4 離 lí
  1. to leave
  2. to part from
  3. to be away from
  4. (in giving distances) from
  5. without (sth)
  6. independent of
  7. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 bāguà, symbolizing fire
  8. ☲