tears streaming down; weeping continuously
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
describing tears flowing continuously; weeping profusely
literaryLiterary term describing the appearance of continuous tears streaming down one's face. Often used in the phrases 热泪潸潸 (hot tears streaming down) or 不禁潸潸 (cannot help but weep).
Kàn看
zhe着
lí离
bié别
duō多
nián年
de的
gù故
xiāng乡
，
lǎo老
rén人
bù不
jīn禁
rè热
lèi泪
shān潸
shān潸
。
Looking at his hometown after years of separation, the old man couldn't help hot tears streaming down his face.
Tā她
lèi泪
shuǐ水
shān潸
shān潸
，
shuō说
bù不
chū出
huà话
lái来
。
Tears streamed down her face, and she couldn't speak.
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Dú读
dào到
gǎn感
rén人
de的
duàn段
luò落
，
dú读
zhě者
bù不
jīn禁
shān潸
shān潸
lèi泪
xià下
。
Reading the touching passage, the reader couldn't help shedding tears.