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Pronunciation [ edit ]
眼淚
tear ; teardrop
掉 眼淚 / 掉 眼泪 ― diào yǎnlèi ― to cry
流 眼淚 / 流 眼泪 ― liú yǎnlèi ― to tear up
擦乾 眼淚 / 擦干 眼泪 ― cāgān yǎnlèi ― to wipe away tears
忍住 眼淚 / 忍住 眼泪 ― rěnzhù yǎnlèi ― to choke back tears
流 出 鱷魚 的 眼淚 / 流 出 鳄鱼 的 眼泪 ― liú chū èyú de yǎnlèi ― to cry crocodile tears
Usage notes [ edit ]
In some lects, including Cantonese and Nanjing Mandarin, 眼淚 / 眼泪 (yǎnlèi ) is reserved for tears from crying. 眼水 (yǎnshuǐ ) is used instead for tears from irritation, laughing, etc.
Synonyms [ edit ]
Dialectal synonyms of
眼淚 (“tears”)
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Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
淚 , 涕
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
眼淚 , 淚水 , 淚液
Mandarin
Beijing
眼淚兒
Taiwan
眼淚
Tianjin
眼淚兒
Ulanhot
眼淚
Tongliao
眼淚
Chifeng
眼淚
Bayanhot
眼淚
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
眼淚
Harbin
眼淚
Yantai (Muping)
淚 , 眼淚
Jinan
眼淚 , 淚
Luoyang
眼淚
Wanrong
淚顆
Xi'an
眼淚
Yinchuan
眼淚
Lanzhou
眼淚
Xining
眼淚
Ürümqi
眼淚
Wuhan
眼淚
Chengdu
眼淚 , 眼淚花兒 , 眼淚水 , 眼流水 , 眼睛水兒 , 眼睛水
Guiyang
眼淚水 , 眼淚
Guilin
眼淚
Liuzhou
眼淚
Xuzhou
眼淚
Yangzhou
眼力水 , 眼淚
Nanjing
眼淚 † , 眼水 ‡
Hefei
眼水
Malaysia
眼淚
Singapore
眼淚
Cantonese
Guangzhou
眼淚 † , 眼水 ‡ , 眼淚水
Hong Kong
眼淚 † , 馬尿 † , 眼水 ‡
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
眼淚
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
眼淚
Macau
眼淚
Guangzhou (Panyu)
眼淚 , 眼淚水
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
眼淚
Guangzhou (Conghua)
眼水
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
眼淚
Foshan
眼淚
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
眼水
Foshan (Shunde)
眼淚
Foshan (Sanshui)
眼淚
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
眼淚
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
眼淚
Zhuhai (Qianshan)
眼淚
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
眼淚
Zhuhai (Doumen)
眼淚
Jiangmen (Baisha)
眼淚
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
眼淚
Taishan
眼淚 † , 眼水 ‡
Kaiping (Chikan)
眼淚
Enping (Niujiang)
眼淚
Heshan (Yayao)
眼水
Dongguan
眼淚
Shaoguan
眼淚
Yunfu
眼淚
Yangjiang
眼淚
Xinyi
眼淚
Lianjiang
眼淚 , 眼汁
Nanning
眼淚
Wuzhou
眼淚
Yulin
眼淚
Hepu (Lianzhou)
眼淚
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
眼淚
Singapore (Guangfu)
眼淚
Gan
Nanchang
眼淚
Lichuan
眼淚
Pingxiang
眼淚
Jianning
眼涕
Taining
目水
Hakka
Meixian
目汁
Xingning
目汁 , 眼水
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
眼淚
Huidong (Daling)
目汁
Dongguan (Qingxi)
眼汁
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
眼汁
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
眼汁
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
眼汁
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
眼水
Conghua (Lütian)
眼汁
Changting
目汁
Wuping
目汁
Wuping (Pingyu)
目汁
Liancheng
目汁
Ninghua
眼汁
Yudu
眼淚
Ruijin
眼泣水
Shicheng
眼鼻水
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
目汁
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
目汁
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
目汁
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
目汁
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
目汁
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
目汁
Hong Kong
眼汁
Luchuan (Daqiao)
眼水
Sabah (Longchuan)
眼汁
Senai (Huiyang)
眼汁
Singkawang
目汁
Huizhou
Jixi
眼淚 , 眼淚水
Jin
Taiyuan
眼淚 , 淚
Xinzhou
眼淚
Taibus (Baochang)
淚
Linhe
眼淚
Jining
淚
Hohhot
淚蛋蛋
Baotou
淚
Dongsheng
眼淚
Haibowan
淚
Northern Min
Jian'ou
目澤 , 目澤水
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
目滓
Fuqing
目滓
Matsu
目滓
Southern Min
Xiamen
目屎
Xiamen (Tong'an)
目屎
Quanzhou
目屎 , 目滓
Jinjiang
目屎
Zhangzhou
目屎 , 目滓
Zhao'an
目汁
Dongshan
目汁
Taipei
目屎
Kaohsiung
目屎
Yilan
目屎
Changhua (Lukang)
目屎
Taichung
目屎
Taichung (Wuqi)
目屎
Tainan
目屎
Taitung
目屎
Hsinchu
目屎
Penghu (Magong)
目屎
Penang (Hokkien)
目油
Singapore (Hokkien)
目屎
Manila (Hokkien)
目屎
Pingnan (Shangdu)
眼淚
Chaozhou
目汁
Raoping
目汁
Shantou
目汁
Jieyang
目汁
Haifeng
目汁
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
目汁
Singapore (Teochew)
目汁
Leizhou
目汁
Haikou
目汁
Puxian Min
Putian
目滓
Putian (Donghai)
目滓
Putian (Jiangkou)
目滓
Putian (Nanri)
目滓
Xianyou
目滓
Xianyou (Fengting)
目滓
Xianyou (Youyang)
目滓
Shaojiang Min
Shaowu
目珠水
Guangze
目珠水
Jiangle
目汁
Mingxi
目汁
Shunchang
目汁
Zhongshan Min
Shaxi (Longdu)
目睭汁
Sanxiang
目汁
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
眼淚 , 眼淚水
Northern Pinghua
Guilin (Dahe)
眼淚
Waxiang
Yuanling (Shaojiwan)
眼水
Wu
Shanghai
眼淚水 , 眼淚
Shanghai (Chongming)
眼淚水 , 眼淚
Suzhou
眼淚 , 眼淚水
Danyang
眼月
Hangzhou
眼淚水兒
Ningbo
眼淚水 , 眼淚
Wenzhou
眼淚 , 眼淚水
Jinhua
眼淚
Jinhua (Tangxi)
眼漏
Xiang
Changsha
眼淚水 , 眼淚
Loudi
眼淚
Shuangfeng
眼淚
Quanzhou
眼淚
Note
† - from crying; ‡ - from irritation
Derived terms [ edit ]