涕泗滂沱

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Chinese

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tears and mucus pouring; torrential; raining heavily
simp. and trad.
(涕泗滂沱)
涕泗 滂沱
alternative forms 涕泗滂沲
Literally: “streaming tears and running nose”.

Etymology

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From the Classic of Poetry, poem 145 (《詩經·陳風·澤陂》):

一人如之何
寤寐無為涕泗滂沱
[Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
一人如之何
寤寐无为涕泗滂沱
[Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Yǒu měi yīrén, shāng rúzhīhé.
Wùmèi wúwéi, tìsì pāngtuó.
[Pinyin]
There is the beautiful lady; I am tortured for her, but what avails it?
Waking or sleeping, I do nothing; From my eyes and nose the water streams.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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涕泗滂沱

  1. to weep profusely