泣不成声 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• unable to speak through tears; sobbing uncontrollably

Character by character

• 泣qìto cry, to sob, to weep
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
• 成chéngto accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish;
• 声shēngsound, noise; voice, tone, music

Idioms sharing a character

• 可歌可泣 kě gē kě qì
• 向隅而泣 xiàng yú ér qì
• 喜极而泣 xǐ jí ér qì
• 如泣如诉 rú qì rú sù
• 掩面而泣 yǎn miàn ér qì
• 牛衣对泣 niú yī duì qì
• 一丁不识 yī dīng bù shí
• 一尘不染 yī chén bù rǎn
• 一字不差 yī zì bù chà
• 一字不提 yī zì bù tí

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