掩面而泣掩面而哭yǎn miàn ér qì

cover one’s face and weep; hide one’s face to weep;put one’s finger in one’s eye
❍ 宝钗原是掩面而哭，听如此说，由不得也笑了，……(《红楼梦》491) Baochai,who had been hiding her face to weep,looked up at this with a smile.

掩面而泣yǎn miàn ér qì

用手捂住脸哭泣。put one’s finger in one’s eye, cover one’s face and weep