撩人心弦

Chinese

			one's heartstrings
simp. and trad. (撩人心弦)		撩人	心弦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liáorénxīnxián

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liáorénxīnxián
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liáorénsinsián
    • Wade–Giles: liao²-jên²-hsin¹-hsien²
    • Yale: lyáu-rén-syīn-syán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liaurenshinshyan
    • Palladius: ляожэньсиньсянь (ljaožɛnʹsinʹsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

Idiom

撩人心弦

1. to tug at one's heartstrings; be heart-stirring; nerve-racking, or tantalising