涕零

涕零

1. (literary) to shed tears; to weep; (originally of tears) to flow down

   • 心之憂矣，其毒大苦。念彼共人，涕零如雨。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     心之忧矣，其毒大苦。念彼共人，涕零如雨。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Xīn zhī yōu yǐ, qí dú dà kǔ. Niàn bǐ gōngrén, tìlíng rú yǔ. [Pinyin]

     My heart is sad;
     The poison [of my lot] is too bitter.
     I think of those [at court] in their offices,
     And my tears flow down like rain.