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涕泣

Mandarin · pinyin tì qì

to weep
to shed tears

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涕: tì · tear; snivel, nasal mucus
泣: qì · cry, sob, weep

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4–4 · ti4 qi4

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tai3 jap1

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verb

(literary) to weep; to sob; to wail

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