tuyến lệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 涙腺 (ruisen)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [twiən˧˦ le˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [twiəŋ˦˧˥ lej˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˦˥ lej˨˩˨]

Noun

tuyến lệ

1. (anatomy) a lacrimal gland; a tear gland