yǐ lèi xǐ miàn

Traditional: 以淚洗面

以泪洗面 (yǐ lèi xǐ miàn) is a Chinese word meaning “to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)

Characters in 以泪洗面

以yǐ · to use泪lèi · (bound form) tears; teardrops洗xǐ · to wash; to bathe面miàn · face

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