睹物思人 — “To see an object and be reminded of an absent or deceased person”
睹物思人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to see an object and be reminded of an absent or deceased person”. Often evoking feelings of longing or remembrance. Literally, “see object think person”.
睹物思人 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 睹
- dǔ睹shǐ始zhī知zhōng终foresee end from beginning
- dǔ睹yǐng影zhī知gān竿infer the whole from a part
- dǔ睹wēi微zhī知zhù著discern the significant from the subtle
- dǔ睹jǐng景shāng伤qíng情seeing a scene, feeling sad
- dǔ睹wù物shāng伤qíng情saddened by an object, recalling its owner
- dǔ睹wù物xīng兴bēi悲see object, feel sorrow
- dǔ睹wù物xīng兴qíng情see object, feel sentimental
- dǔ睹wù物huái怀rén人see object, miss person
- dǔ睹zhe着zhī知wēi微discern subtle insights from observations
- dǔ睹zhù著zhī知wēi微discern subtle from obvious
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What does 睹物思人 mean?
睹物思人 (dǔ wù sī rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to see an object and be reminded of an absent or deceased person”.
How do you pronounce 睹物思人?
睹物思人 is pronounced dǔ wù sī rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 睹物思人 literally mean?
Literally, 睹物思人 means “see object think person”. It is used to mean “to see an object and be reminded of an absent or deceased person”.
What is the Chinese definition of 睹物思人?
睹：看；思：思念。看见死去或离别的人留下的东西就想起了这个人。