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見獵心喜

简见猎心喜 · 繁見獵心喜

Mandarin · pinyin jiàn liè xīn xǐ

lit. seeing others go hunting, one is excited by memories of the thrill of the hunt (idiom)
fig. seeing others do what one loves to do, one is inspired to try it again

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見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
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心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
喜: xǐ · like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
猎: liè · hunt; field sports

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4–4–1–3 · jian4 lie4 xin1 xi3

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 1 Cantonese reading

gin3 lip6 sam1 hei2

Cantonese word readings for 見獵心喜. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

gin3 lip6 sam1 hei2

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(idiomatic) to see others doing what one used to love doing and therefore be eager to try doing it again