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見景生情

简见景生情 · 繁見景生情

Mandarin · pinyin jiàn jǐng shēng qíng

to be touched by a scene
to adapt to the situation

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見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
景: jǐng · scenery, view; conditions
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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4–3–1–2 · jian4 jing3 sheng1 qing2

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