surge of emotion; emotional tide
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
surge of emotion; emotional ups and downs (like tides)
literaryA literary metaphor comparing emotional states to the rising and falling of tides. Often used with verbs like 澎湃 (surging) or 起伏 (rising and falling).
Xīn心
cháo潮
péng澎
pài湃
。
One's heart is surging with emotion.
Zhàn站
zài在
guó国
qí旗
xià下
，
tā他
xīn心
cháo潮
qǐ起
fú伏
，
jiǔ久
jiǔ久
bù不
néng能
píng平
jìng静
。
Standing under the national flag, his emotions rose and fell like waves, and he could not calm down for a long time.
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Huí回
yì忆
qǐ起
wǎng往
shì事
，
tā她
bù不
jīn禁
xīn心
cháo潮
yǒng涌
dòng动
。
Recalling the past, she couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
hǎo好
xiāo消
xi息
，
wǒ我
xīn心
cháo潮
nán难
píng平
。
Hearing this good news, I found it hard to calm my surging emotions.