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烟霞痼疾 — “Mist and rosy clouds chronic illness”

烟霞痼疾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an incurable passion or deep-seated love for natural landscapes, particularly mountains and rivers; a strong addiction to nature's beauty”. Literally, “mist and rosy clouds chronic illness”.

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烟霞痼疾 Pronunciation and Pinyin

烟霞痼疾 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
烟
yān10smoke, tobacco, mist
霞
xiá17rosy clouds at dawn or dusk
痼
gù13chronic, inveterate disease or habit
疾
jí10illness, fast, or hate

Example Sentence with 烟霞痼疾

他自从退休后,便有了烟霞痼疾,每日流连于山林之间。
Since his retirement, he developed an incurable passion for nature, spending every day lingering among the mountains and forests.

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Synonyms of 烟霞痼疾

  • yān烟xiá霞chéng成pǐ癖addicted to natural scenery

More idioms starting with 烟

  • yān烟bù不chū出huǒ火bù不jìn进calm, unruffled, and reserved
  • yān烟yún云gōng供yǎng养find spiritual delight in natural scenery
  • yān烟yún云guò过yǎn眼fleeting like smoke and clouds
  • yān烟mù幕dàn弹a deceptive tactic or distraction
  • yān烟duàn断huǒ火jué绝completely deserted and uninhabited
  • yān烟bō波hào浩miǎo渺vast misty waters
  • yān烟bō波diào钓tú徒reclusive angler on misty waves
  • yān烟xiāo消yún云sàn散disappear completely
  • yān烟xiāo消huǒ火miè灭vanish completely
  • yān烟xiāo消wù雾sàn散vanish without a trace
  • yān烟huǒ火zhī之jǐng警beacon fire alarm
  • yān烟huǒ火lín邻jū居close neighbors

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Questions about 烟霞痼疾

What does 烟霞痼疾 mean?

烟霞痼疾 (yān xiá gù jí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an incurable passion or deep-seated love for natural landscapes, particularly mountains and rivers; a strong addiction to nature's beauty”.

How do you pronounce 烟霞痼疾?

烟霞痼疾 is pronounced yān xiá gù jí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 烟霞痼疾 literally mean?

Literally, 烟霞痼疾 means “mist and rosy clouds chronic illness”. It is used to mean “an incurable passion or deep-seated love for natural landscapes, particularly mountains and rivers; a strong addiction to nature's beauty”.

What is the Chinese definition of 烟霞痼疾?

烟霞:指山水;痼疾:久治不愈的病,比喻积久成习,不易改变的嗜好、习惯。指爱好山水成癖。

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