nose tingles with sadness; poignant
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
having one's nose tingle with emotion; feeling poignant sadness
literaryDescribes a strong emotional reaction, often to a touching or sad scene, that causes a physical sensation of the nose tingling or wanting to cry. It's more literary and expressive than simply saying "sad."
Kàn看
dào到
hái孩
zi子
shòu受
wěi委
qū屈
de的
yàng样
zi子
，
mǔ母
qīn亲
bù不
jīn禁
bí鼻
suān酸
。
Seeing her child feeling wronged, the mother couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.
Diàn电
yǐng影
jié结
wěi尾
nà那
duàn段
shēng生
lí离
sǐ死
bié别
，
ràng让
suǒ所
yǒu有
guān观
zhòng众
dōu都
bí鼻
suān酸
luò落
lèi泪
。
The life-and-death separation at the end of the movie made all the audience feel heartbroken and shed tears.
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Lǎo老
rén人
jiǎng讲
shù述
zhàn战
luàn乱
nián年
dài代
de的
wǎng往
shì事
，
shēng声
yīn音
gěng哽
yè咽
，
lìng令
rén人
bí鼻
suān酸
。
The old man recounted stories from the war years, his voice choked, making listeners feel deeply moved.
Bì毕
yè业
diǎn典
lǐ礼
shàng上
，
xiǎng想
dào到
jí即
jiāng将
gè各
bèn奔
dōng东
xī西
，
yī一
gǔ股
bí鼻
suān酸
yǒng涌
shàng上
xīn心
tóu头
。
At the graduation ceremony, thinking about going our separate ways, a wave of poignant sadness welled up in their hearts.