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吞声饮泣
tūn​shēng​yǐn​qì

to swallow one's tears

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 吞声 吞聲 tūn​shēng
    to swallow one's cries
    To weep silently or sob without making a sound; often used in literary contexts.
  2. 饮泣 飲泣 yǐn​qì
    to weep in silence
    (literary) to weep silently from extreme grief; to swallow one's tears