胸臆 (xiōng yì) — (literary) one's heart; innermost feelings; (literary) the chest (as the seat of emotions)
Definition
Literary word for the chest as the seat of one's deepest feelings. Almost always appears in writing about pouring out emotions, as in 直抒胸臆.
noun
(literary) one's heartinnermost feelings(literary) the chest (as the seat of emotions)
Examples
- 胸臆。Tā xiě zhè shǒu shī shì wèi le zhí shū xiōng yì.He wrote this poem to pour out his feelings.
- ，胸臆。Dú tā de wén zhāng, wǒ néng gǎn shòu dào tā xiōng yì zhōng de bēi fèn.Reading his articles, I can feel the grief and indignation in his heart.
- 胸臆。Nà fēng xìn jìn qíng dì tǔ lù le zuò zhě de xiōng yì.That letter fully expressed the writer's innermost feelings.
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