泪如泉涌 — “To shed a flood of tears”
泪如泉涌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shed a flood of tears”. To weep copiously; tears gush forth like a spring. Literally, “Tears gush like a fountain”.
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泪如泉涌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
泪如泉涌 Character Breakdown
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听到这个不幸的消息，她立刻泪如泉涌，久久不能平静
Upon hearing the unfortunate news, she immediately burst into a flood of tears and could not calm down for a long time.
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More idioms starting with 泪
- lèi泪xià下rú如yǔ雨tears streaming down like rain
- lèi泪rú如quán泉dī滴tears streaming like a fountain
- lèi泪rú如yǔ雨xià下tears falling like rain
- lèi泪gān干cháng肠duàn断extremely heartbroken and overwhelmed with grief
- lèi泪liú流mǎn满miàn面face covered with tears
- lèi泪yǎn眼chóu愁méi眉tearful eyes and sorrowful brows
- lèi泪yǎn眼wāng汪wāng汪eyes brimming with tears
- lèi泪bèng迸cháng肠jué绝utterly heartbroken and overwhelmed with grief
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What does 泪如泉涌 mean?
泪如泉涌 (lèi rú quán yǒng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shed a flood of tears”.
How do you pronounce 泪如泉涌?
泪如泉涌 is pronounced lèi rú quán yǒng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 泪如泉涌 literally mean?
Literally, 泪如泉涌 means “Tears gush like a fountain”. It is used to mean “to shed a flood of tears”.
What is the Chinese definition of 泪如泉涌?
眼泪象泉水一样直往外涌。形容悲痛或害怕之极。