莼鲈之思

蓴鱸之思
chúnlúzhīsī
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 homesickness
  2. 2 longing for one's hometown

Examples

HSK 7-9
Měi dào qiūtiān, zài wài piāobó de tā zǒng huì shēngchū chúnlúzhīsī.
Every autumn, drifting far from home, he is seized by homesickness.
HSK 7-9
Tā zài xìn zhōng xiědào: " qiūfēng yòu qǐ, pō yǒu chúnlúzhīsī. "
He wrote in his letter: "The autumn wind has risen again, and I find myself longing for home."

Tips

history
From 《世说新语》: in the Western Jin, 张翰 was serving in Luoyang when the autumn wind made him long for the water shield soup and perch of his home in Wu, so he resigned and went home. 莼 is water shield (莼菜), 鲈 is perch.

Stroke Order

莼 chún
鲈 lú
之 zhī
思 sī