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