心有戚戚焉
xīn​yǒu​qī​qī​yān

to feel a resonance

  • created sense approved 心有戚戚焉 · xīn​yǒu​qī​qī​yān · to feel a resonance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    心有戚戚焉

    xīn​yǒu​qī​qī​yān

    to feel a resonance

    to be deeply moved or touched by what someone has said or done because it resonates with one's own feelings

    心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · feelings 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · to have 戚戚 (reduplication) → 戚 · qī · sorrow 焉 (literal) → 焉 · yān · [suffix]

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