Chinese–English

油然而生

yóu rán ér shēng · you ran er sheng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous
  2. to spring up unbidden (of emotion)

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