睹物思人

dǔ wù sī rén

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to fondly remember a person on seeing sth one associates with them

What does 睹物思人 mean?

睹物思人 (dǔ wù sī rén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to fondly remember a person on seeing sth one associates with them

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睹dǔto observe · to see 物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself 思sīto think · to consider 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

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睹物思人

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