掩面而泣 yǎn miàn ér qì

DEFINITIONS

  1. to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)

CHARACTERS

掩 yǎn
HSK 6
to cover (with the hand); shut, conceal; ambush
面 miàn
HSK 1
face; surface; plane; side, dimension
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
泣 qì
HSK 6
cry, sob, weep