







儿女情多,风云气少 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overly absorbed in romantic love and personal affections”. Lacking grand ambitions or a concern for broader social issues. Often used to describe works of art that focus heavily on romance rather than significant societal themes. Literally, “Abundance of personal affections, scarcity of grand aspirations”.

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Open the tool →儿女情多,风云气少 (ér nǚ qíng duō , fēng yún qì shǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be overly absorbed in romantic love and personal affections”.
儿女情多,风云气少 is pronounced ér nǚ qíng duō , fēng yún qì shǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 儿女情多,风云气少 means “Abundance of personal affections, scarcity of grand aspirations”. It is used to mean “to be overly absorbed in romantic love and personal affections”.
指男女相爱的感情多,胸怀大局的气概少。比喻文艺作品中男欢女爱多,社会斗争题材少