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The idiom being introduced now is 「涕淚交下」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
Snot and tears flow at the same time, expressing extreme sorrow. Same as “tears and snot streaming down one’s face”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tì lèi jiāo xià
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tai3 leui6 gaau1 ha6
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