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涕泪交流

tì lèi jiāo liúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom) / weeping tragically
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-80537d8160511e4f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

涕淚交流 涕泪交流 [ti4 lei4 jiao1 liu2] /tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically/

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Other forms in these source records: 涕淚交流

  • 涕
    tì

    tears / nasal mucus

  • 泪
    lèi

    (bound form) tears / teardrops

  • 交
    jiāo

    to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect

  • 流
    liú

    to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade

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