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淚流滿面

简泪流满面 · 繁淚流滿面

Mandarin · pinyin lèi liú mǎn miàn

cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)

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淚: Look up this written character
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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(idiomatic) to have tears streaming down one's face; to be extremely sad or moved

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