缠绵悱恻 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• (of a person) sad beyond words
• (of music, literature etc) poignant
• very sentimental

Character by character

• 缠chánto wrap, to entangle; to involve; to bother, to an
• 绵miáncontinuous, unbroken; cotten, silk; soft, downy
• 悱fěiovercome with emotion; at a loss for words
• 恻cèanguished; sympathetic

Idioms sharing a character

• 缠夹不清 chán jiā bù qīng
• 胡搅蛮缠 hú jiǎo mán chán
• 腰缠万贯 yāo chán wàn guàn
• 绵绵瓜瓞 mián mián guā dié
• 绵里藏针 mián lǐ cáng zhēn
• 连绵不绝 lián mián bù jué
• 不悱不发 bù fěi bù fā

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