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倾吐胸臆

qīng tǔ xiōng yìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to pour out one's heart
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-4c83221906f13f35. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

傾吐胸臆 倾吐胸臆 [qing1 tu3 xiong1 yi4] /to pour out one's heart/

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Other forms in these source records: 傾吐胸臆

  • 倾
    qīng

    to overturn / to collapse / to lean / to tend / to incline / to pour out

  • 吐
    tǔ

    to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances)

    tù

    to vomit / to throw up

  • 胸
    xiōng

    chest / bosom / heart / mind / thorax

  • 臆
    yì

    (bound form) chest; breast / (bound form) inner feelings; subjective

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.