以泪洗面 (yǐ lèi xǐ) — (idiom) to be overwhelmed with grief; tears streaming down one's face; (fig.) to be overwhelmed with grief; to have one's face bathed in tears
Definition
Literally 'wash one's face with tears' — a literary idiom for crying nonstop out of deep sorrow. The image is more vivid and written than plain 哭.
idiom
to be overwhelmed with grieftears streaming down one's face(fig.) to be overwhelmed with griefto have one's face bathed in tears
Examples
- ，以泪洗面，。Tīng dào zhè ge è hào, tā zhěng tiān yǐ lèi xǐ, wú fǎ jiē shòu.Upon hearing this terrible news, she was overwhelmed with grief all day and couldn't accept it.
- ，以泪洗面。Diàn yǐng lǐ nà ge mǔ qīn shī qù hái zi de chǎng jǐng, zhēn shì lìng rén yǐ lèi xǐ.The scene in the movie where the mother loses her child was truly heartbreaking.
- 以泪洗面，。Tā yǐ lèi xǐ dì zuò zài chuáng biān, yí jù huà yě shuō bù chū lái.He sat by the bed with a tearful face, unable to say a word.
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