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觸景生情
简 触景生情 · 繁 觸景生情Mandarin · pinyin chù jǐng shēng qíng
Meanings
- scene which recalls past memories (idiom)
- evocative of the past
- reminiscent
- to arouse deep feelings
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4–3–1–2 · chu4 jing3 sheng1 qing2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cuk1 ging2 sang1 cing4 · zuk1 ging2 sang1 cing4
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zuk1 ging2 sang1 cing4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) be moved by what one sees; memories revive at the sight of familiar places; the scene brings back memories
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