fèifǔzhīyán

肺腑之言

Word · Noun phrase

words from the bottom of one's heart; sincere words

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun phrase

words from the bottom of one's heart; sincere and heartfelt words

formal

An idiom used to emphasize the depth and honesty of what is being said, often in emotionally significant contexts.

Tā他
gāng刚
cái才
shuō说
de的
nà那
fān番
huà话
 ,
jù句
jù句
dōu都
shì是
fèi肺
fǔ腑
zhī之
yán言
 ,
lìng令
rén人
gǎn感
dòng动
 。

Every word he just said came from the bottom of his heart, which is very moving.

Zài在
xìn信
zhōng中
 ,
tā她
xiàng向
wǒ我
qīng倾
sù诉
le了
tā她
de的
fèi肺
fǔ腑
zhī之
yán言
 。

In the letter, she confided her heartfelt words to me.

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Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
lǐng领
dǎo导
de的
lín临
bié别
zèng赠
yán言
 ,
shì是
tā他
duō多
nián年
jīng经
yàn验
de的
fèi肺
fǔ腑
zhī之
yán言
 。

The parting advice from this veteran leader is the sincere words born of his many years of experience.

Wǒ我
xī希
wàng望
nǐ你
néng能
míng明
bai白
 ,
zhè这
xiē些
dōu都
shì是
wǒ我
de的
fèi肺
fǔ腑
zhī之
yán言
 ,
jué绝
wú无
xū虚
jiǎ假
 。

I hope you understand that these are all my sincere words, with no falsehood whatsoever.

Tā他
zài在
hūn婚
lǐ礼
shàng上
de的
shì誓
cí词
 ,
zì字
zì字
dōu都
shì是
fèi肺
fǔ腑
zhī之
yán言
 。

Every word of his wedding vows was heartfelt.