📖 Meaning
An expression meaning words spoken with earnest weight and deep, sincere feeling, equivalent to 语重心长. It describes heartfelt counsel or admonition that carries gravity because it springs from genuine emotional concern. The emphasis is on the depth of feeling behind the weighty words.
📜 Origin Story
The phrase comes from a poem by Yan Fu (严复, 1854–1921), a prominent late Qing dynasty scholar and translator. The poem, titled 'Sending the Essence of Yuyang to Lord Hu Tangshan Chunyu and Answering His Poem,' was written in response to a flattering verse Yan received after gifting a copy of the Yuyang Jinghua Lu (an anthology of Wang Shizhen's poetry). In the line '忽蒙佳什誉过庭，语重情深谁敢荷？', Yan humbly remarks that the praise-laden poem carried such weighty, deeply felt words that he hardly dared to accept such honor.
💡 Example Usage
临别时，父亲语重情深地叮嘱我在外要照顾好自己。
At parting, my father urged me with heavy, deeply felt words to take good care of myself away from home.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 语重情深
- Pinyin: yǔ zhòng qíng shēn
- Literal Translation: words, heavy, feeling, deep
- Category: Emotion
- Characters: 4