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回肠荡气

huí cháng dàng qìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
soul-stirring (of drama, poem or artwork) / heart-rending / deeply moving
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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-4c93cbc3c795932c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

回腸盪氣 回肠荡气 [hui2 chang2 dang4 qi4] /soul-stirring (of drama, poem or artwork)/heart-rending/deeply moving/

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Other forms in these source records: 回腸盪氣

  • 回
    huí

    to go back / to return / to turn back / to turn around / to reply / to answer / classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book) / classifier for occurrences or times / to curve / to return / to revolve

    Huí

    Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)

  • 肠
    cháng

    intestines

  • 荡
    dàng

    to wash / to squander / to sweep away / to move / to shake / dissolute / pond

  • 气
    qì

    gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.