1 lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
化为泡影
huà wéi pào yǐng
1 to come to nothing (idiom)
含沙射影
hán shā shè yǐng
1 to attack someone by innuendo (idiom)
2 to make oblique charges
3 to make insinuations
4 to insinuate
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
2 closely associated with each other
3 to follow relentlessly
孤身只影
gū shēn zhī yǐng
1 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
2 to be all alone (idiom)
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
2 extremely sad and lonely
形影相随
xíng yǐng xiāng suí
1 lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)
2 fig. inseparable
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu
1 to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
2 tied down by family obligations
捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
2 to act on hearsay evidence
杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
1 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
2 overly fearful
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
浮光掠影
fú guāng lu:è yǐng
1 flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
2 blurred scenery
3 cursory
4 superficial
无影无踪
wú yǐng wú zōng
1 to disappear without trace (idiom)
生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě
1 to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)
蒙在鼓里
méng zài gǔ lǐ
1 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
2 fig. completely in the dark
立杆见影
lì gān jiàn yǐng
1 lit. put up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); to expect instant results
立竿见影
lì gān jiàn yǐng
1 lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect