Tīng wán mǔqīn de fèi fǔ zhī yán, tā bùjīn liú xià le yǎnlèi.
Listening to his mother's heartfelt words, he couldn't help but shed tears.
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From Bai Juyi's (白居易) Tang-dynasty poem 《代书诗一百韵寄微之》: '肺腑都无隔，形骸两不羁' — 'between our hearts there is no barrier.' 肺腑 (lungs and organs) stood for the innermost self.
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In traditional Chinese medicine and rhetoric, 肺腑 — the internal organs — represent the deepest, most private self (like 'from the bottom of my heart' in English). Used when stressing sincerity, often paired with 推心置腹.
