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涕泗橫流

简 涕泗横流 · 繁 涕泗橫流
Mandarin · pinyin tì sì héng liú

Meanings

  1. tears and mucus flowing profusely
  2. sniveling
  3. in a tragic state
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Characters in this entry

涕
tì · tear; snivel, nasal mucus
泗
sì · mucous; nasal flow; sniffle; river in Shandong
橫
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流
liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
横
héng · across
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4–4–2–2 · ti4 si4 heng2 liu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tai3 si3 waang4 lau4

Cantonese word readings for 涕泗橫流. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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tai3 si3 waang4 lau4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) tears and mucus coming out sideways; to weep uncontrollably

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