shēng lèi jù xià

Traditional: 聲淚俱下

声泪俱下 (shēng lèi jù xià) is a Chinese word meaning “to shed tears while recounting sth; speaking in a tearful voice”.

Meanings

  1. 1to shed tears while recounting sth
  2. 2speaking in a tearful voice

Characters in 声泪俱下

声shēng · sound泪lèi · (bound form) tears; teardrops俱jù · (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception下xià · down

Related words

下down一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)下来to come down下去to go down声音voice留下to leave behind声sound下面below下面to boil noodles放下to lay down; to put down剩下to remain; to be left over下午afternoon

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