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油然而生
Mandarin · pinyin yóu rán ér shēng
Meanings
- arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous
- to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
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2–2–2–1 · you2 ran2 er2 sheng1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jau4 jin4 ji4 sang1
Cantonese word readings for 油然而生. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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jau4 jin4 ji4 sang1
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phrase
- (of a thought, feeling, emotion, etc.) to arise spontaneously
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