掉淚

Chinese

		to drop; to fall	tears
trad. (掉淚)		掉	淚
simp. (掉泪)		掉	泪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): diàolèi

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): diu⁶ leoi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diàolèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: diàolèi
  - Wade–Giles: tiao⁴-lei⁴
  - Yale: dyàu-lèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diawley
  - Palladius: дяолэй (djaolɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ leɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diàolèir
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄟˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: diàolèir
  - Wade–Giles: tiao⁴-lei⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: dyàu-lèir
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diawlell
  - Palladius: дяолэйр (djaolɛjr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ləɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: diu⁶ leoi⁶
  - Yale: diuh leuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: diu⁶ loey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: diu⁶ lêu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯²² lɵy̯²²/

Verb

掉⫽淚 (verb-object)

to shed tears

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 流眼淚 (“to shed tears”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		流淚, 流眼淚, 掉眼淚, 掉淚, 淌眼淚, 淌淚, 灑淚, 落淚
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	流眼淚, 掉淚兒
	Taiwan	流眼淚
	Chengde	流眼淚
	Chifeng	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
	Heihe	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
	Qiqihar	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
	Harbin	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
	Jiamusi	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
	Baicheng	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
	Changchun	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
	Tonghua	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
	Shenyang	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
	Jinzhou	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
	Singapore	流眼淚
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	流眼淚
	Tangshan	流眼淚
	Cangzhou	流眼淚
	Baoding	流眼淚
	Shijiazhuang	流眼淚
	Lijin	流淚兒
	Jinan	流眼淚, 流淚
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	淌眼淚兒
	Dandong	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
	Yantai	流淚
	Qingdao	流淚
	Zhucheng	淌眼淚, 掉淚
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	流眼淚
	Jining	淌淚
	Linfen	流淚兒
	Shangqiu	流淚, 淌淚
	Yuanyang	流眼淚
	Zhengzhou	流眼淚
	Xinyang	流眼淚
	Baihe	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
	Xi'an	流眼淚
	Baoji	淌眼淚
	Tianshui	淌眼淚
	Xining	淌眼淚
	Xuzhou	淌眼淚
	Fuyang	淌眼淚
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	淌眼淚
	Lanzhou	淌眼淚
	Dunhuang	淌眼淚
	Hami	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
	Ürümqi	淌眼淚
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	流眼淚水
	Nanchong	流眼淚
	Dazhou	流眼淚水
	Hanyuan	流眼淚子
	Xichang	流眼淚, 冒眼淚
	Zigong	流眼睛水
	Chongqing	流眼睛水
	Wuhan	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
	Yichang	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
	Xiangyang	流眼淚
	Tianmen	流眼淚, 流眼雨
	Guiyang	淌眼淚
	Zunyi	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
	Bijie	淌眼淚
	Liping	流眼淚
	Zhaotong	淌眼淚
	Dali	淌眼淚
	Kunming	淌眼淚
	Mengzi	淌眼淚
	Guilin	流眼淚
	Liuzhou	流眼淚
	Jishou	流眼淚水
	Changde	流眼雨
	Hanzhong	淌眼淚
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	淌眼水
	Yangzhou	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
	Lianyungang	淌眼淚
	Lianshui	淌眼淚
	Nantong	流眼淚
	Anqing	淌眼淚
	Wuhu	淌眼水
	Hefei	淌眼淚
	Hong'an	流眼淚, 放眼淚
Cantonese	Guangzhou	流眼水
	Hong Kong	流眼淚, 流馬尿
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	流眼淚
	Macau	流眼淚
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	流眼淚
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	流眼淚
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	流眼淚
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	流眼淚
	Foshan	流眼水
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	流眼水
	Foshan (Shunde)	流眼淚
	Foshan (Sanshui)	滴眼淚
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	流眼淚
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	流眼淚
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	流眼淚
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	流眼淚
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	流眼淚
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	流眼淚
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	流眼淚
	Taishan	流眼淚
	Kaiping (Chikan)	流眼淚
	Enping (Niujiang)	流眼淚
	Heshan (Yayao)	流眼水
	Dongguan	流眼淚
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	流眼淚
	Singapore (Guangfu)	流眼淚
Hakka	Meixian	出目汁
	Xingning	出目汁
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	流眼淚
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	流眼汁
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	流眼水
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	流眼汁
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	出眼水
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	流目汁, 出目汁
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	流目汁, 出目汁
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	流目汁, 出目汁
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	流目汁, 出目汁
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	流目汁, 出目汁
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	流目汁
Huizhou	Shexian	流眼淚
Jin	Taiyuan	流淚
	Yangyuan	流淚水, 流淚
	Datong	流眼淚
	Xinzhou	流眼淚, 流淚
	Lüliang (Lishi)	流眼淚
	Changzhi	流淚
	Linhe	流眼淚
	Jining	流眼淚
	Hohhot	流眼淚
	Erenhot	流眼淚
	Pingshan	流淚
	Zhangjiakou	流眼淚
	Handan	流眼淚
	Linzhou	流淚
	Suide	流眼淚, 淌眼淚
Southern Min	Tainan	流目屎
	Singapore (Hokkien)	流目屎
	Jieyang	流目汁
	Singapore (Teochew)	流目汁
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	流目睭汁
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	流目汁
Wu	Shanghai	眼淚出, 流眼淚, 落眼淚

Derived terms

不見棺材不掉淚 / 不见棺材不掉泪 (bùjiàn guāncai bù diàolèi)