涕泗横流 tì sì héng liú

DEFINITIONS

  1. tears and mucus flowing profusely
  2. sniveling
  3. in a tragic state

CHARACTERS

涕 tì tear; snivel, nasal mucus
泗 sì mucous; nasal flow; sniffle; river in Shandong
横 héng across
流 liú flow, circulate, drift; class