Meanings
proverb
alternative the heart wants what the heart wants
- Who one falls in love with is not a rational or deliberate decision.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 心之所向，身之所往, 情人眼裡出西施 /情人眼里出西施
- 心之所向，身之所往who one falls in love with is not a rational or deliberate decision
- 情人眼裡出西施 /情人眼里出西施 (qíngrén yǎnlǐ chū Xīshī)who one falls in love with is not a rational or deliberate decision
Finnish rakkaus on sokea
- rakkaus on sokeawho one falls in love with is not a rational or deliberate decision
Russian се́рдцу не прика́жешь
- се́рдцу не прика́жешь (sérdcu ne prikážešʹ)who one falls in love with is not a rational or deliberate decision
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Chicago
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