流泪 流淚 liú lèi to shed tears syn 苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn to train hard / to practice diligently / hard work / blood, sweat, and tears 热泪盈眶 熱淚盈眶 rè lèi yíng kuàng eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom) / extremely moved syn 落泪 落淚 luò lèi to shed tears / to weep syn 哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears syn 泪流满面 淚流滿面 lèi liú mǎn miàn cheeks streaming with tears (idiom) syn 满眼 滿眼 mǎn yǎn (of tears etc) filling the eyes / (of scenery etc) filling one's field of view syn 热泪 熱淚 rè lèi hot tears 汪汪 wāng wāng gleaming with tears / woof woof (sound of a dog barking) / (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep 挥洒 揮灑 huī sǎ to sprinkle / to shed (tears, blood etc) / fig. free, unconstrained / to write in a free style syn 饱含 飽含 bǎo hán to be full of (emotion) / to brim with (love, tears etc) syn 啼笑皆非 tí xiào jiē fēi lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / between laughter and tears syn 血泪 血淚 xuè lèi tears of blood (symbol of extreme suffering) / blood and tears 泪花 淚花 lèi huā tears in the eyes syn 簌簌 sù sù very slight sound / rustling (onom.) / to stream down (of tears) / luxuriant growth (of vegetation) syn 掉泪 掉淚 diào lèi to shed tears 呕心沥血 嘔心瀝血 ǒu xīn lì xuè lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom) / to work one's heart out / blood, sweat and tears syn 泪如雨下 淚如雨下 lèi rú yǔ xià tears falling like rain (idiom) syn 潸然泪下 潸然淚下 shān rán lèi xià to shed silent tears (idiom) syn 垂泪 垂淚 chuí lèi to shed tears 薏仁 yì rén grains of Job's tears plant 薏苡[yi4 yi3] 破涕为笑 破涕為笑 pò tì wéi xiào to turn tears into laughter (idiom) / to turn grief into happiness 挥泪 揮淚 huī lèi to shed tears / to be all in tears syn 淌下 tǎng xià to let drip / to trickle down / to shed (tears) 声泪俱下 聲淚俱下 shēng lèi jù xià to shed tears while recounting sth / speaking in a tearful voice syn 催泪 催淚 cuī lèi to move to tears (of a story) / tear-provoking (gas) / lacrimogen 泪汪汪 淚汪汪 lèi wāng wāng tearful / brimming with tears syn 薏米 yì mǐ grains of Job's tears plant 薏苡[yi4 yi3] 涕泣 tì qì to weep / to shed tears syn 涕零 tì líng to shed tears / to weep syn 薏苡 yì yǐ Job's tears plant (Coix lacryma-jobi) / Chinese pearl barley 淌 tǎng to drip / to trickle / to shed (tears) syn 痛哭流涕 tòng kū liú tì weeping bitter tears syn 民脂民膏 mín zhī mín gāo lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom) / the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation) / the people's blood, sweat and tears syn 感激涕零 gǎn jī tì líng to shed tears of gratitude (idiom) / moved to tears syn 假慈悲 jiǎ cí bēi phony mercy / sham benevolence / crocodile tears 杜鹃啼血 杜鵑啼血 dù juān tí xuè lit. the cuckoo, after its tears are exhausted, continues by weeping blood (idiom) / fig. extreme grief 欲益反损 欲益反損 yù yì fǎn sǔn wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom) / good intentions that lead to disaster / It all ends in tears. 涕泗横流 涕泗橫流 tì sì héng liú tears and mucus flowing profusely / sniveling / in a tragic state 涕泗滂沱 tì sì pāng tuó a flood of tears and mucus / broken-hearted and weeping bitterly 涕泗纵横 涕泗縱橫 tì sì zòng héng tears and mucus flowing profusely / sniveling / in a tragic state 涕泪交流 涕淚交流 tì lèi jiāo liú tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom) / weeping tragically 鳄鱼眼泪 鱷魚眼淚 è yú yǎn lèi crocodile tears syn 抹泪 抹淚 mǒ lèi to wipe away tears / (fig.) to shed tears 洏 ér to flow (as water or tears) 汍 wán shed tears 一掬同情之泪 一掬同情之淚 yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi to shed tears of sympathy (idiom) 干嚎 乾嚎 gān háo to cry out loud without tears 干号 乾號 gān háo to cry out loud without tears 喜极而泣 喜極而泣 xǐ jí ér qì crying tears of joy (idiom) 垂泣 chuí qì to shed tears 孟姜女 mèng jiāng nǚ heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body 揾 搵 wèn (literary) to wipe away (tears) / to press with one's fingers / to soak 泣谏 泣諫 qì jiàn to counsel a superior in tears indicating absolute sincerity 淌眼泪 淌眼淚 tǎng yǎn lèi to shed tears 泪水涟涟 淚水漣漣 lèi shuǐ lián lián in floods of tears (idiom) 眼圈红了 眼圈紅了 yǎn quān hóng le to be on the verge of tears 眼泪横流 眼淚橫流 yǎn lèi hèng liú to be overflowing with tears (idiom) 猫哭老鼠 貓哭老鼠 māo kū lǎo shǔ the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom) / hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears syn 猫哭耗子 貓哭耗子 māo kū hào zi the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom) / hypocritical pretence of condolence / crocodile tears 鲛人 鮫人 jiāo rén fish-like person in Chinese folklore whose tears turn into pearls 放声大哭 放聲大哭 fàng shēng dà kū to burst into tears / to sob loudly / to bawl 一把眼泪一把鼻涕 一把眼淚一把鼻涕 yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì with one's face covered in tears (idiom) 苡米 yǐ mǐ grains of Job's tears plant 薏苡[yi4 yi3] 以泪洗面 以淚洗面 yǐ lèi xǐ miàn to bathe one's face in tears (idiom) syn 湘妃竹 xiāng fēi zhú same as 斑竹[ban1 zhu2], mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜[Shun4] concubines (Ehuang 娥皇[E2 huang2] and Nüying 女英[Nu:3 ying1], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[Xiang1 Fei1]) upon learning of his death syn 泪点低 淚點低 lèi diǎn dī (neologism) easily moved to tears 泪人 淚人 lèi rén person who is crying their eyes out, whose face is wet with tears 泪目 淚目 lèi mù tearful eyes / to be moved to tears 