泣不成声 (qì bú) — to weep bitterly, sobbing so hard that one cannot utter a sound
Definition
Idiom for crying so hard you can't speak. Used for intense grief or being overwhelmed by emotion.
idiom
to weep bitterlysobbing so hard that one cannot utter a sound
Examples
- ，泣不成声，。Tīng dào zhè ge è hào, tā qì bú, yí jù huà yě shuō bù chū lái.Upon hearing this terrible news, she sobbed so hard she couldn't say a word.
- ，泣不成声。Diàn yǐng jié wěi tài gǎn rén le, guān zhòng men qì bú.The ending of the movie was so moving that the audience was sobbing uncontrollably.
- 泣不成声，。Tā zài mǔ qīn de mù qián qì bú, huí yì zhe guò qù de diǎn diǎn dī dī.He wept bitterly at his mother's grave, recalling bits and pieces of the past.
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