痛哭流涕
tòng​kū​liú​tì

to weep bitterly

  • created sense approved 痛哭流涕 · tòng​kū​liú​tì · to weep bitterly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    痛哭流涕

    tòng​kū​liú​tì

    to weep bitterly

    to cry with deep anguish; to be moved to tears and snivel uncontrollably

    痛 (literal) → 痛 · tòng · thoroughly 哭 (literal) → 哭 · kū · to cry 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · to flow 涕 (literal) → 涕 · tì · tears

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense