| 涕泗横流 |
tì sì héng liú |
tears and mucus flowing profusely / sniveling / in a tragic state |
| 涕 |
tì |
tears / nasal mucus |
| 泗 |
Sì |
river in Shandong |
| 泗 |
sì |
nasal mucus |
| 横 |
héng |
horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent |
| 横 |
hèng |
harsh and unreasonable / unexpected |
| 横流 |
héng liú |
to overflow / transverse flow / to flow over / cross flow |
| 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 |