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有感而發

简有感而发 · 繁有感而發

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu gǎn ér fā

(idiom) to express thoughts or feelings prompted by one's experience or observations

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
感: gǎn · feel, perceive, emotion
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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3–3–2–1 · you3 gan3 er2 fa1

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jau5 gam2 ji4 faat3

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(idiomatic) to express (something) after feeling touched

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