油然而生

yóu rán ér shēng

Dictionary entry

arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous

What does 油然而生 mean?

油然而生 (yóu rán ér shēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous

2to spring up unbidden (of emotion)

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油yóuoil · fat 然ráncorrect · right 而érand · as well as 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur

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油然而生

yóu rán ér shēng

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