掩面而泣

Traditional form:

掩面而泣

Pinyin (reading):

yǎnmiàn'érqì

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 掩 - to cover up (with a hand); to ambush, to conceal; to shut
• 面 - face; surface, side; plane, dimension
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 泣 - to cry, to sob, to weep

Traditional characters:

• 掩 - to cover up (with a hand); to ambush, to conceal; to shut
• 面 - face; surface, side; plane, dimension
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 泣 - to cry, to sob, to weep