泪流满面 (lèi liú mǎn miàn) — tears streaming down one's face (describing extreme sadness)
Definition
A vivid 成语 meaning tears streaming down one's face, used for strong, visible grief or being deeply moved. More literary and graphic than the everyday phrase 流眼泪.
idiom
tears streaming down one's face (describing extreme sadness)
Examples
- ，泪流满面。Tīng dào zhè ge è hào, tā rěn bú zhù lèi liú mǎn miàn.Upon hearing the bad news, he couldn't help but have tears streaming down his face.
- ，泪流满面。Diàn yǐng jié jú tài gǎn rén le, guān zhòng dōu lèi liú mǎn miàn.The movie's ending was so touching that the audience all had tears streaming down their faces.
- ，泪流满面。Tā guì zài mù qián, kū dé lèi liú mǎn miàn.She knelt before the grave, crying so hard that tears streamed down her face.
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