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咏怀

Word · VerbTraditional永懷

express feelings and aspirations; write poetry to vent emotions

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to express one's feelings and aspirations; to vent emotions through poetry or art

literary

A literary term often used in classical and modern poetry to describe the act of using writing or art to express inner feelings, ambitions, or emotions. Commonly collocates with 诗 (poetry).

Shī诗
rén人
dēng登
gāo高
wàng望
yuǎn远
 ,
bù不
jīn禁
yǒng永
huái怀
 ,
xiě写
xià下
le了
zhè这
shǒu首
gǎn感
rén人
zhì至
shēn深
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
 。

The poet climbed high and gazed into the distance, unable to restrain his emotions, and wrote this deeply moving work.

Tā他
cháng常
cháng常
jiè借
wù物
yǒng永
huái怀
 ,
tōng通
guò过
miáo描
huì绘
zì自
rán然
jǐng景
wù物
lái来
shū抒
fā发
nèi内
xīn心
de的
bào抱
fù负
 。

He often uses objects to express his feelings, depicting natural scenery to vent his inner ambitions.

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Zhè这
shǒu首
yǒng永
huái怀
shī诗
biǎo表
dá达
le了
tā他
duì对
gù故
xiāng乡
shēn深
shēn深
de的
sī思
niàn念
zhī之
qíng情
 。

This poem expressing his feelings conveys his deep longing for his hometown.