掩面而泣

掩
面
而
泣
to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)

Characters and words in 掩面而泣

掩
yǎn = y + an3
to cover up / to close / to surprise
掩 = 奄 + 扌 : Maud Younger (y) builds a bunker (掩) for cover (掩) inside of the anthill (an3). The bunker consists solely of omelets (奄) which Maud stacks to high and thick walls using a toy claw (扌).
掩
yǎn = y + an3
to cover up; to conceal / to close (a door, book etc) / (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid / (literary) to launch a surprise attack
面
miàn = mi + an4
face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
面 = 丆 + 囬 : Mnemonic symbol: a spray flask with one of these liquids which make a surface super slippery.

In the anthill's bathroom (an4), Marilyn Monroe (mi) wants to set up a wind wheel (丆) on top of a closet (囬). Just as she tries to fix it she slips and falls down, the wind wheel crashing on the floor. She didn't notice that somebody used a can of non-stick coating (面) on the closet's surfaces (面).
面
麪
miàn = mi + an4
variant of 麵|面[mian4]
面
麵
miàn = mi + an4
flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless
而
ér = Ø + Ø2
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
而 = 𦉫 + 丆 : A comb. Albert Einstein is getting ready to go out just inside the entrance of the space station. He put up some loud music on the stereo and tries to comb his hair with his comb and the help of a wind wheel.
泣
qì = qi + Ø4
to sob

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