每逢佳节倍思亲

Traditional: 每逢佳節倍思親

měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn

Dictionary entry

doubly homesick for our dear ones at each festive day (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2])

What does 每逢佳节倍思亲 mean?

每逢佳节倍思亲 (měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1doubly homesick for our dear ones at each festive day (from a poem by Wang Wei 王維|王维[Wang2 Wei2])

Character breakdown

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每měieach · every 逢féngto meet by chance · to come across 佳Jiāsurname Jia 节jiēsee 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]倍bèi(two, three etc) -fold · times (multiplier)思sīto think · to consider 亲qīnparent · one's own (flesh and blood)

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How to pronounce 每逢佳节倍思亲

每逢佳节倍思亲

měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn

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