鱷魚眼淚

Chinese

		crocodilian	tear; teardrop
trad. (鱷魚眼淚)		鱷魚	眼淚
simp. (鳄鱼眼泪)		鳄鱼	眼泪

Etymology

Calque of English crocodile tears.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): èyú yǎnlèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄜˋ ㄩˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngok⁶ jyu⁴ ngaan⁵ leoi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: èyú yǎnlèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄜˋ ㄩˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: èyú yǎnlèi
    • Wade–Giles: o⁴-yü² yen³-lei⁴
    • Yale: è-yú yǎn-lèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ehyu yeanley
    • Palladius: эюй яньлэй (ejuj janʹlɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ⁵¹ y³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngok⁶ jyu⁴ ngaan⁵ leoi⁶
    • Yale: ngohk yùh ngáahn leuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngok⁹ jy⁴ ngaan⁵ loey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngog⁶ yu⁴ ngan⁵ lêu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːk̚² jyː²¹ ŋaːn¹³ lɵy̯²²/

Noun

鱷魚眼淚

1. (idiomatic) crocodile tears

Synonyms

• 鱷魚的眼淚／鳄鱼的眼泪 (èyú de yǎnlèi)