泪如雨下 — “To shed a flood of tears”
泪如雨下 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shed a flood of tears”. To weep uncontrollably, usually due to extreme sorrow or fear. Literally, “tears like rain fall”.
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泪如雨下 Pronunciation and Pinyin
泪如雨下 Character Breakdown
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听到那个令人心碎的消息，她顿时泪如雨下。
Hearing the heartbreaking news, she immediately burst into tears.
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Synonyms of 泪如雨下
More idioms starting with 泪
- lèi泪rú如quán泉yǒng涌tears gush forth like a spring
- lèi泪rú如quán泉dī滴tears streaming like a fountain
- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 泪如雨下
What does 泪如雨下 mean?
泪如雨下 (lèi rú yǔ xià) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shed a flood of tears”.
How do you pronounce 泪如雨下?
泪如雨下 is pronounced lèi rú yǔ xià in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 泪如雨下 literally mean?
Literally, 泪如雨下 means “tears like rain fall”. It is used to mean “to shed a flood of tears”.
What is the Chinese definition of 泪如雨下?
眼泪象雨水似的直往下流。形容悲痛或害怕之极。