cháng​xiāng​sī

unending longing

  • created sense approved 长相思/長相思 · cháng​xiāng​sī · unending longing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    unending longing

    Continuous and unending longing or pining for a loved one; deep mutual yearning between two people who are separated.

    长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · long 相思 (literal) → 相思 · xiāng​sī · to yearn

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  • created sense approved 长相思/長相思 · cháng​xiāng​sī · Changxiangsi (Yuefu style) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    Changxiangsi (Yuefu style)

    Name of a Yuefu (Music Bureau) ballad style, typically beginning with the phrase "Changxiangsi" and focusing on the grief of separation

    长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · long 相思 (literal) → 相思 · xiāng​sī · to yearn

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  • created sense approved 长相思/長相思 · cháng​xiāng​sī · Sauvignon blanc — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    Sauvignon blanc

    A variety of green-skinned grape used in the production of white wine.

    长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · long 相思 (literal) → 相思 · xiāng​sī · to yearn

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  • created sense approved 长相思/長相思 · cháng​xiāng​sī · (literary) cotton wadding — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    (literary) cotton wadding

    (bound form) (literary) cotton wadding or floss used to fill quilts, symbolizing an unbreakable bond of love through a pun on the words for 'silk' and 'longing'.

    长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · long 相思 (literal) → 相思 · xiāng​sī · to yearn

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  • created sense approved 长相思/長相思 · cháng​xiāng​sī · Changxiangsi (Cipai) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    Changxiangsi (Cipai)

    Name of a Cipai (poetic meter), originally a Tang Dynasty melody from the Music Academy (Jiaofang)

    长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · long 相思 (literal) → 相思 · xiāng​sī · to yearn

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