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每逢佳节倍思亲

每逢佳節倍思親
měiféngjiājiébèisīqīn
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 on every festival, one misses family doubly
  2. 2 festival days make homesickness more acute

Examples

在国外工作，每逢佳节倍思亲。
Zài guówài gōngzuò, měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn.
Working abroad, I miss my family all the more on every holiday.
春节来了，每逢佳节倍思亲，真想回家看看。
Chūnjié lái le, měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn, zhēn xiǎng huí jiā kàn kàn.
Spring Festival is here — on every holiday I miss home doubly. I really want to go back.

Tips

history
From Wang Wei's (王维) Tang poem 《九月九日忆山东兄弟》 (Remembering My Shandong Brothers on the Double Ninth): 独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。遥知兄弟登高处，遍插茱萸少一人 — 'Alone in a strange land, a stranger; on every festival I miss family doubly. I know far off my brothers are climbing the heights, wearing dogwood — one of them missing.' Written when Wang Wei was 17.
usage
The go-to phrase in WeChat messages and social media posts around Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn, and Dragon Boat festivals, especially from people living away from home.

Stroke Order

每 měi
逢 féng
佳 jiā
节 jié
倍 bèi
思 sī
亲 qīn