Definition
感人肺腑 is a four-character idiom that literally means 'to touch people's lungs and bowels', used to describe something that stirs deep emotions — a story, speech, performance, or letter that moves the audience profoundly. It is a fixed expression (chengyu) and cannot be broken apart or conjugated.
f.e.
deeply touchingprofoundly moving
Examples
- 感人肺腑。Zhè bù diànyǐng de qíngjié gǎn rén fèi fǔ.The plot of this movie is deeply touching.
- 感人肺腑，。Tā de yǎnjiǎng gǎn rén fèi fǔ, hěn duō tīngzhòng liú xià le yǎnlèi.His speech was profoundly moving; many audience members shed tears.
- 感人肺腑，。Zhè fēng xìn xiě de gǎn rén fèi fǔ, dú wán hòu wǒ jiǔjiǔ bù néng píngjìng.This letter was so touching that after reading it I couldn't calm down for a long time.
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