以 泪 洗 面

yǐ lèi xǐ miàndictionary entry

to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)

Sources & editorial notes

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-8f860122c717bea2. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

以淚洗面以泪洗面 [yi3 lei4 xi3 mian4] /to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

Other forms in these source records: 以淚洗面

以
yǐ
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)
Yǐ
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yǐ sè liè]
泪
lèi
(bound form) tears / teardrops
洗
xǐ
to wash / to bathe / to develop (photographs) / to shuffle (cards etc) / to erase (a recording)
xiǎn
used in 洗馬|洗马[xiǎn mǎ]
面
miàn
face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc / flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.