泣下沾襟
qì​xià​zhān​jīn

to weep so much as to soak one's clothes

  • created sense approved 泣下沾襟 · qì​xià​zhān​jīn · to weep so much as to soak one's clothes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    泣下沾襟

    qì​xià​zhān​jīn

    to weep so much as to soak one's clothes

    to weep silently until one's tears drench the front of one's clothes, describing extreme grief or sorrow

    泣 (literal) → 泣 · qì · to sob 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to fall 沾襟 (literal) → 沾襟 · zhān​jīn · to wet the front of one's clothes

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