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有感而发

yǒu gǎn ér fādictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to express thoughts or feelings prompted by one's experience or observations
Sources & editorial notes

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-681e3713783ef65a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

有感而發 有感而发 [you3 gan3 er2 fa1] /(idiom) to express thoughts or feelings prompted by one's experience or observations/

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Other forms in these source records: 有感而發

  • 有
    yǒu

    to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)

  • 感
    gǎn

    to feel / to move / to touch / to affect / feeling / emotion / (suffix) sense of ~

  • 而
    ér

    and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

  • 发
    fā

    to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)

    fà

    hair / Taiwan pr. [fǎ]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.