- (of a person) sad beyond words (idiom)
- (of music, literature etc) poignant
- very sentimental
Characters
- 缠 (纏): to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy
- 绵 (綿): silk floss; continuous; soft; weak; mild-mannered (dialect)
- 悱 (悱): to want to articulate one's thoughts but be unable to
- 恻 (惻): sorrowful
Resources
- Wiktionary: 缠绵悱恻
- MDBG: 缠绵悱恻
- Examples with 缠绵悱恻 on Tatoeba
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