the sight of familiar objects fills one with infinite melancholy

the sight of familiar objects fills one with infinite melancholy

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ǔ w ù sh ā ngq í ng, which means that when you see something, you feel sad because you think of its owner. It describes deep nostalgia. It's from xingshihengyan.

The origin of Idioms

Ming Dynasty Feng Menglong's Xingshi Hengyan Volume I: "although it's a long time, it's still a memory. I feel sad when I see things. "

Idiom usage

When Wen Yin saw it, he didn't feel it. He touched his mind for a moment, and felt even more miserable. The 57th story of flowers in the mirror by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

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