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痛哭流涕
  • [tònɡkūliútì]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

痛哭流涕 [tònɡkūliútì]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] To cry sorrowfully, sniveling and shedding tears; used to describe the emotion of extreme sorrow.
    听到父亲的死讯, 他兄弟二人痛哭流涕
    Both the brothers cried their hearts out on hearing of their father's death.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

痛哭流涕 [tònɡkūliútì]
  1. 1. 流着鼻涕眼泪痛心地哭;形容极度痛苦悲伤。

Examples

痛哭流涕
weep bitter tears; cry one's heart out
听到父亲的死讯, 他兄弟二人痛哭流涕
Both the brothers cried their hearts out on hearing of their father's death. 痛哭流涕
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to make a painful scene in court
在法庭上痛哭流涕 scene

Word Decomposition


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