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耿耿于怀
gěng​gěng​yú​huái

to take to heart

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 耿 gěng
    reduplication
    troubled
    (bound form) dedicated; devoted; also describes being uneasy or distressed, as in 耿耿 gěng​gěng
  2. 于 於 yú preposition
    in
    Indicates a location, scope, or time; equivalent to 在 zài
  3. 怀 懷 huái verb
    to cherish
    to harbor or keep in one's heart, such as a secret, a grudge, or a special skill; to possess a certain feeling or ambition