涕泗交颐 — “To weep profusely”
涕泗交颐 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to weep profusely”. With tears and mucus streaming down one's face, usually implying deep sorrow or grief. Literally, “Tears and snivel stream down the cheeks”.
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涕泗交颐 Pronunciation and Pinyin
涕泗交颐 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 涕泗交颐
听到这个不幸的消息，她立刻涕泗交颐，悲痛不已。
Upon hearing the unfortunate news, she immediately wept profusely, with tears and mucus streaming down her face, overwhelmed with grief.
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Synonyms of 涕泗交颐
More idioms starting with 涕
- tì涕sì泗jiāo交liú流tears and snot streaming down
- tì涕sì泗héng横liú流tears and mucus streaming down
- tì涕sì泗pāng滂tuó沱weeping bitterly with tears and snot flowing
- tì涕sì泗pāng滂tuó沲shed copious tears
- tì涕lèi泪jiāo交xià下tears and snot flowing down
- tì涕lèi泪jiāo交jiā加in floods of tears and snivel
- tì涕lèi泪jiāo交chuí垂tears and snot streaming down
- tì涕lèi泪jiāo交liú流tears and snot flowing freely
- tì涕lèi泪jiāo交jí集to be in floods of tears
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What does 涕泗交颐 mean?
涕泗交颐 (tì sì jiāo yí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to weep profusely”.
How do you pronounce 涕泗交颐?
涕泗交颐 is pronounced tì sì jiāo yí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 涕泗交颐 literally mean?
Literally, 涕泗交颐 means “Tears and snivel stream down the cheeks”. It is used to mean “to weep profusely”.
What is the Chinese definition of 涕泗交颐?
眼泪鼻涕流满脸颊。形容哀恸哭泣。