声泪俱下

聲淚俱下

shēnglèijùxià

idiom #62,680

Meanings

1 to weep while speaking
2 to recount in a tearful voice
3 voice and tears falling together

Characters

to fall; to come down

Examples

她声泪俱下地讲述了那段痛苦的经历。

Tā shēng lèi jù xià de jiǎngshù le nà duàn tòngkǔ de jīnglì.

She recounted that painful experience in a tearful voice.

老人声泪俱下地恳求法官从轻发落。

Lǎorén shēng lèi jù xià de kěnqiú fǎguān cóngqīng fāluò.

The old man tearfully begged the judge for leniency.

听到这个消息,他声泪俱下,泣不成声。

Tīng dào zhège xiāoxi, tā shēng lèi jù xià, qì bù chéng shēng.

On hearing the news, he broke down sobbing, unable to finish his words.

Tips

history

From 《晋书·王彬传》: Wang Bin rebuked the rebel Wang Dun so passionately that '音辞慷慨,声泪俱下' — 'his words were impassioned and voice and tears fell together'. The phrase has denoted an emotional denunciation ever since.

grammar

Almost always used adverbially with 地 before a speech verb: 声泪俱下地说 / 讲述 / 控诉. Rare as a main predicate.

Stroke Order

声 shēng

泪 lèi

俱 jù

下 xià