jù​lí​chǎn​shēng​měi

absence makes the heart grow fonder

  • created sense approved 距离产生美/距離產生美 · jù​lí​chǎn​shēng​měi · absence makes the heart grow fonder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    距离产生美 / 距離產生美

    jù​lí​chǎn​shēng​měi

    absence makes the heart grow fonder

    literally translated as "distance creates beauty"; refers to how being away from someone or something increases one's appreciation of them

    距离 (literal) → 距离/距離 · jù​lí · distance 产生 (literal) → 产生/產生 · chǎn​shēng · to produce; to generate 美 (literal) → 美 · měi · beautiful

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    created sense