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心血來潮
简 心血来潮 · 繁 心血來潮Mandarin · pinyin xīn xuè lái cháo
Meanings
- to be prompted by a sudden impulse
- carried away by a whim
- to have a brainstorm
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1–4–2–2 · xin1 xue4 lai2 chao2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
sam1 hyut3 loi4 ciu4
Cantonese word readings for 心血來潮. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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sam1 hyut3 loi4 ciu4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to be carried away by impulse; to do something on a whim
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