肺腑 (fèi fǔ) — the bottom of one's heart; innermost feelings (used in literary set phrases)
Definition
Literary noun that almost always appears in set phrases like 肺腑之言 ('words from the heart'). Don't use it alone — it's a written-style stand-in for 'innermost feelings'.
noun
the bottom of one's heartinnermost feelings (used in literary set phrases)
Examples
- 。Tā shuō de měi yí jù huà dōu shì fèi fǔ zhī yán.Every word he said came from the bottom of his heart.
- 。Zhè bù diàn yǐng de qíng jié zhēn shì gǎn rén fèi fǔ.The plot of this movie is truly deeply moving.
- ，。Tā xiàng wǒ qīng sù le fèi fǔ zhī yán, ràng wǒ hěn gǎn dòng.She poured out her innermost thoughts to me, and I was very touched.
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