泪流满面 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• cheeks streaming with tears

Character by character

• 泪lèitears; to cry, to weep
• 流liúto flow, to drift, to circulate; class
• 满mǎnto fill; full, packed; satisfied
• 面miànface; surface, side; plane, dimension

Idioms sharing a character

• 一字一泪 yī zì yī lèi
• 以泪洗面 yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
• 涕泪交加 tì lèi jiāo jiā
• 涕泪交流 tì lèi jiāo liú
• 泪如雨下 lèi rú yǔ xià
• 泪水涟涟 lèi shuǐ lián lián
• 泪眼婆娑 lèi yǎn pó suō
• 潸然泪下 shān rán lèi xià
• 热泪盈眶 rè lèi yíng kuàng
• 付之东流 fù zhī dōng liú

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