泣下沾襟 qìxiàzhānjīn to weep so much as to soak one's clothes Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 泣 qì verb to sob (bound form) to weep silently or quietly; to sob下 xià verb to fall to rain, snow, or drop from the sky; to alight沾襟 zhānjīn to wet the front of one's clothes (literary) To wet the front of one's clothes with tears; describes crying profusely.