情投意合 — “To be congenial”
情投意合 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be congenial”. To be perfectly suited to each other; to hit it off; to have a meeting of minds. Literally, “feelings accord and intentions match”.
情投意合 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 情qíng
- 投tóu
- 意yì
- 合hé
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Origin and Story of 情投意合
After the death of her husband Zhao Mingcheng, Li Qingzhao, a renowned female lyric poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, moved to Taohuawo in Jiangnan to escape the ravages of war. Many literati who admired her came to visit.
One year, she used red plum blossoms to form the first line of a couplet: 'A lone plum in deep winter at a widow's home.' A talented scholar from Xinghua Village understood her meaning. The following year, he used apricot blossoms to form the second line: 'The apricot grove's spring warmth graces the first family.'
From then on, the two lived in perfect harmony, their feelings and intentions aligned.
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More idioms starting with 情
- qíng情bù不kě可què却cannot decline due to sentiment
- qíng情bù不zì自kān堪overwhelmed by emotions
- qíng情bù不zì自yǐ已unable to control one's emotions
- qíng情bù不zì自jīn禁unable to restrain one's feelings
- qíng情bù不zì自shèng胜overcome by emotion
- qíng情zhī之suǒ所zhōng钟where one's heart is deeply set
- qíng情rén人yǎn眼lǐ里chū出xī西shī施Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- qíng情qī凄yì意qiè切deeply grieved and distressed
- qíng情tóng同yī一jiā家feel like one family
- qíng情tóng同yáng羊zuǒ左bosom friends willing to die for each other
- qíng情tóng同gǔ骨ròu肉as close as flesh and blood
Questions about 情投意合
- What does 情投意合 mean?
- 情投意合 (qíng tóu yì hé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be congenial”.
- How do you pronounce 情投意合?
- 情投意合 is pronounced qíng tóu yì hé in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 情投意合 literally mean?
- Literally, 情投意合 means “feelings accord and intentions match”. It is used to mean “to be congenial”.
- Where does 情投意合 come from?
- 情投意合 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 情投意合?
- 投：相合。形容双方思想感情融洽，合得来。