秋水伊人
qiū​shuǐ​yī​rén

to miss a loved one

  • created sense approved 秋水伊人 · qiū​shuǐ​yī​rén · to miss a loved one — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    秋水伊人

    qiū​shuǐ​yī​rén

    to miss a loved one

    To be reminded of an old love or friend by looking at a scene, specifically an autumn landscape. This idiom is derived from a poem in the [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]].

    秋水 (literal) → 秋水 · qiū​shuǐ · autumn waters 伊人 (literal) → 伊人 · yī​rén · that person

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