<p>伊人 is lover.</p>

<p>想問伊人何處 means: I want to ask where is my lover.</p>

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2012-04-03T16:58:30.113Z
2012-04-03T16:58:30.113Z
Feng Jiang
<p>伊人 may be means 'my lover'.</p>

<p>also can means 'a beautiful girl who he will fall in love with'</p>

<p>note that he is very sad, he failed in competition, and he need a girl to comfort him.</p>

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2012-04-04T10:36:05.463Z
2012-04-04T10:36:05.463Z
Scott混合理论
<p>There's this song in Chinese with these lyrics.</p>

<pre><code>起雲動劍下虎嘯龍吟
誰知成敗早已是天定
想問伊人何處
離愁漸遠漸生
但願人長久情常在
無悔無憾
</code></pre>

<p>What does the phrase "想問伊人何處" mean and connote? I understand this song to be sad.</p>

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What does "想問伊人何處" mean?
# What does "想問伊人何處" mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-04-03)

There's this song in Chinese with these lyrics.

```
起雲動劍下虎嘯龍吟
誰知成敗早已是天定
想問伊人何處
離愁漸遠漸生
但願人長久情常在
無悔無憾

```

What does the phrase "想問伊人何處" mean and connote? I understand this song to be sad.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2012-04-03. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

伊人 is lover.

想問伊人何處 means: I want to ask where is my lover.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2012-04-04. Score: 2

伊人 may be means 'my lover'.

also can means 'a beautiful girl who he will fall in love with'

note that he is very sad, he failed in competition, and he need a girl to comfort him.


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