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nasal mucus; tears
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remnant; zero; to fall
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Pronunciation
Verb
涕零
- (literary) to shed tears; to weep; (originally of tears) to flow down
心之憂矣，其毒大苦。念彼共人，涕零如雨。
心之忧矣，其毒大苦。念彼共人，涕零如雨。 - From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Xīn zhī yōu yǐ, qí dú dà kǔ. Niàn bǐ gōngrén, tìlíng rú yǔ.
- My heart is sad;
The poison is too bitter.
I think of those in their offices,
And my tears flow down like rain.
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