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感情用事
  gam2 cing4 jung6 si6   jyutping
  gan3 qing2 yong4 shi4   pinyin
allow one's emotions to sway one's judgment; act according to one's feelings; act impetuously

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
感情用事

This word has been viewed 2100 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 9th Mar 2010 03:03 and last edited on 5th Nov 2015 00:20
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Characters in this word:

 gam2  -  feel; perceive; sense; emotion
 cing4  -  emotion, love, sentiment
 jung6  -  use, operate
 si6  -  matter; affair; job; work; accident
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