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泣下沾襟
qì​xià​zhān​jīn

to weep so much as to soak one's clothes

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 泣 qì verb
    to sob
    (bound form) to weep silently or quietly; to sob
  2. 下 xià verb
    to fall
    to rain, snow, or drop from the sky; to alight
  3. 沾襟 zhān​jīn
    to wet the front of one's clothes
    (literary) To wet the front of one's clothes with tears; describes crying profusely.