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

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

(idiomatic) crocodile tears

Synonyms

鱷魚的眼淚／鳄鱼的眼泪 (èyú de yǎnlèi)

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