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涕泗滂沱

Mandarin · pinyin tì sì pāng tuó

Meanings

  1. a flood of tears and mucus
  2. broken-hearted and weeping bitterly
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涕
tì · tear; snivel, nasal mucus
泗
sì · mucous; nasal flow; sniffle; river in Shandong
滂
pāng · torrential; voluminous
沱
tuó · rivers, streams, waterways; flow
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4–4–1–2 · ti4 si4 pang1 tuo2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to weep profusely

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