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掩面而泣

Mandarin · pinyin yǎn miàn ér qì

to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)

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掩: yǎn · to cover (with the hand); shut, conceal; ambush
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
泣: qì · cry, sob, weep

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3–4–2–4 · yan3 mian4 er2 qi4

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jim2 min6 ji4 jap1

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