淚流滿面

简 泪流满面 · 繁 淚流滿面
Mandarin · pinyin lèi liú mǎn miàn

Meanings

  1. cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)
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淚
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流
liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
滿
mǎn · fill; full, satisfied
面
miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
泪
lèi · tears; weep, cry
满
mǎn · fill; full, satisfied
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4–2–3–4 · lei4 liu2 man3 mian4

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leoi6 lau4 mun5 min6

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  1. (idiomatic) to have tears streaming down one's face; to be extremely sad or moved

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