莼鲈之思 — Chinese idiom
莼鲈之思
chún lú zhī sī
Traditional: 蓴鱸之思
Meaning
- homesickness
Character by character
- 莼chúnan edible water plant; Brasenia
- 鲈lúperch; sea bass
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
- 思sīto think, to ponder, to consider; final particle
Idioms sharing a character
- 莼羹鲈脍 chún gēng lú kuài
- 一丘之貉 yī qiū zhī hé
- 一之为甚 yī zhī wéi shèn
- 一以贯之 yī yǐ guàn zhī
- 一孔之见 yī kǒng zhī jiàn
- 一技之长 yī jì zhī cháng
- 一日之雅 yī rì zhī yǎ
- 一箭之仇 yī jiàn zhī chóu
- 一面之缘 yī miàn zhī yuán
- 不急之务 bù jí zhī wù
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