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涕泗滂沱

Mandarin · pinyin tì sì pāng tuó

a flood of tears and mucus
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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(idiomatic) to weep profusely

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