耿耿于怀 — Chinese idiom
耿耿于怀
gěng gěng yú huái
Traditional: 耿耿於懷
Meaning
- to take troubles to heart ; brooding
Character by character
- 耿gěngbright, shining; brave, loyal
- 耿gěngbright, shining; brave, loyal
- 于yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 怀huáibosom, breast; to carry in one's bosom
Idioms sharing a character
- 忠心耿耿 zhōng xīn gěng gěng
- 了然于胸 liǎo rán yú xiōng
- 人浮于事 rén fú yú shì
- 假手于人 jiǎ shǒu yú rén
- 公之于世 gōng zhī yú shì
- 公之于众 gōng zhī yú zhòng
- 公诸于世 gōng zhū yú shì
- 问道于盲 wèn dào yú máng
- 喜形于色 xǐ xíng yú sè
- 嫁祸于人 jià huò yú rén
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