| 油然而生 |
yóu rán ér shēng |
arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous / to spring up unbidden (of emotion) |
| 油 |
yóu |
oil / fat / grease / petroleum / to apply tung oil, paint or varnish / oily / greasy / glib / cunning |
| 然 |
rán |
correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly |
| 然而 |
rán ér |
however; but; yet |
| 而 |
ér |
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) |
| 生 |
shēng |
to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student |