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以泪洗面

yǐ lèi xǐ miàn

4-character word Traditional 以淚洗面

What 以泪洗面 means

1. to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)

The characters in 以泪洗面

• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 泪lèi(bound form) tears; teardrops
• 洗xǐto wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc)
• 面miànface; side; surface

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