油然而生 — Chinese idiom
油然而生
yóu rán ér shēng
Meaning
- arising involuntarily ; spontaneous
- to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
Character by character
- 油yóuoil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints
- 然ráncertainly; naturally; suddenly
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth
Idioms sharing a character
- 柴米油盐 chái mǐ yóu yán
- 油光可鉴 yóu guāng kě jiàn
- 油盐不进 yóu yán bù jìn
- 油盐酱醋 yóu yán jiàng cù
- 添油加醋 tiān yóu jiā cù
- 滚油煎心 gǔn yóu jiān xīn
- 火上加油 huǒ shàng jiā yóu
- 火上浇油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu
- 一目了然 yī mù liǎo rán
- 不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán
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