眼淚

Chinese

	eye	tears
trad. (眼淚)	眼	淚
simp. (眼泪)	眼	泪
anagram	淚眼／泪眼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎnlèi

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄟˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): ngaan⁵ leoi⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngan² lui^5-4
Min Nan (POJ): gán-lūi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎnlèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanley
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ leɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎnlèir
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄟˋㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanleill
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ləɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaan⁵ leoi⁶
  - Yale: ngáahn leuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ loey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngan⁵ lêu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋaːn¹³ lɵy̯²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngan² lui^5-4
  - IPA ^(key): /ᵑgan⁵⁵ lui³²⁻²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gán-lūi
  - Tâi-lô: gán-luī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gafnlui
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lui²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lui²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lui³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lui³³/

Noun

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

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

Dialectal synonyms of 眼淚 (“tears”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
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
	Harbin	眼淚
	Hailar	眼淚
	Ulan Hot	眼淚
	Tongliao	眼淚
	Chifeng	眼淚
	Bayanhot	眼淚
	Jinan	眼淚、淚
	Muping	淚、眼淚
	Luoyang	眼淚
	Jiedian	淚顆
	Xi'an	眼淚
	Xining	眼淚
	Xuzhou	眼淚
	Yinchuan	眼淚
	Lanzhou	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
	Yangzhou	眼力水、眼淚
	Nanjing	眼淚 †、眼水 ‡
	Hefei	眼水
Cantonese	Guangzhou	眼淚 †、眼水 ‡
	Hong Kong	眼淚 †、眼水 ‡
	Shunde	眼淚
	Foshan	眼淚
	Zhongshan	眼淚
	Dongguan	眼淚
	Hong Kong (Weitou)	眼淚
	Doumen (Shangheng Tanka)	眼淚
	Taishan	眼淚 †、眼水 ‡
	Kaiping	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	眼淚
	Kuala Lumpur	眼淚
Gan	Nanchang	眼淚
	Lichuan	眼淚
	Pingxiang	眼淚
Hakka	Meixian	目汁
	Xingning	目汁、眼水
	Huidong	目汁
	Qujiang	眼汁
	Xiaosanjiang	眼水
	Luchuan	眼水
	Changting	目汁
	Pingyu	目汁
	Wuping	目汁
	Liancheng	目汁
	Ninghua	眼汁
	Yudu	眼淚
	Ruijin	眼泣水
	Shicheng	眼鼻水
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	目汁
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	目汁
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	目汁
	Dongshi (Dabu)	目汁
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	目汁
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	目汁
	Hong Kong	眼汁
	Sabah	眼汁
	Senai	眼汁
	Singkawang	目汁
Huizhou	Jixi	眼淚、眼淚水
Jin	Taiyuan	眼淚、淚
	Xinzhou	眼淚
	Baochang	淚
	Jining	淚
	Hohhot	淚蛋蛋
	Baotou	淚
	Dongsheng	眼淚
	Linhe	眼淚
	Haibowan	淚
Min Bei	Jian'ou	目澤、目澤水
Min Dong	Fuzhou	目滓
	Fuqing	目滓
	Matsu	目滓
Min Nan	Xiamen	目屎
	Quanzhou	目屎、目滓
	Zhangzhou	目屎、目滓
	Taipei	目屎
	Kaohsiung	目屎
	Tainan	目屎
	Taichung	目屎
	Wuqi	目屎
	Hsinchu	目屎
	Taitung	目屎
	Lukang	目屎
	Yilan	目屎
	Magong	目屎
	Penang	目油
	Singapore	目屎
	Philippines (Manila)	目屎
	Pingnan	眼淚
	Chaozhou	目汁
	Shantou	目汁
	Johor Bahru	目汁
	Haikou	目汁
	Leizhou	目汁
Puxian Min	Putian	目滓
Puxian Min	Xianyou	目滓
Pinghua	Nanning	眼淚、眼淚水
Pinghua	Guilin	眼淚
Wu	Shanghai	眼淚水、眼淚
	Suzhou	眼淚、眼淚水
	Hangzhou	眼淚水兒
	Wenzhou	眼淚、眼淚水
	Chongming	眼淚水、眼淚
	Danyang	眼月
	Jinhua	眼淚
	Tangxi	眼漏
	Ningbo	眼淚水、眼淚
Xiang	Changsha	眼淚水、眼淚
	Shuangfeng	眼淚
	Loudi	眼淚
	Quanzhou	眼淚
Note	† - from crying; ‡ - from irritation

Derived terms

一把鼻涕，一包眼淚／一把鼻涕，一包眼泪
流眼淚／流眼泪 (liú yǎnlèi)
眼淚往肚子裡流／眼泪往肚子里流
眼淚汪汪／眼泪汪汪

眼淚洗面／眼泪洗面
鱷魚的眼淚／鳄鱼的眼泪 (èyú de yǎnlèi)
鱷魚眼淚／鳄鱼眼泪 (èyú yǎnlèi)

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