睹物思人
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English
- (idiom) to fondly remember a person on seeing sth one associates with them
- to see things that remind somebody of a person
粵語 — Cantonese
- 睇見一啲嘢，聯想起相關嘅一個人
Examples
佢先生啱啱過咗身，佢一見到佢先生啲嘢就睹物思人。
Her husband just passed away. Once she sees her husband's belongings, they remind her of him.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk