肺腑

Chinese

lung internal organs
simp. and trad.
(肺腑)
variant forms 肺府 archaic

Pronunciation


Adjective

肺腑

  1. (literary, literally) lungs; internal organs
  2. (literary, figuratively) bottom of one's heart
  3. (literary, figuratively) trustworthy person

Derived terms

  • 動人肺腑动人肺腑
  • 感人肺腑
  • 沁人肺腑

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はい
Grade: 6

Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

肺腑 (hiragana はいふ, rōmaji haifu, historical hiragana はいふ)

  1. lungs; internal organs
  2. (figuratively) bottom of one's heart

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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