鱷魚的眼淚

Chinese

		crocodilian	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	tear; teardrop
trad. (鱷魚的眼淚)		鱷魚	的	眼淚
simp. (鳄鱼的眼泪)		鳄鱼	的	眼泪

Etymology

Calque of English crocodile tears.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): èyú de yǎnlèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄜˋ ㄩˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄟˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: èyú de yǎnlèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄜˋ ㄩˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: èyú de̊ yǎnlèi
    • Wade–Giles: o⁴-yü² tê⁵ yen³-lei⁴
    • Yale: è-yú de yǎn-lèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ehyu .de yeanley
    • Palladius: эюй дэ яньлэй (ejuj dɛ janʹlɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ⁵¹ y³⁵ d̥ə³ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹/

Noun

鱷魚的眼淚

1. (idiomatic) crocodile tears

Synonyms

• 鱷魚眼淚／鳄鱼眼泪 (èyú yǎnlèi)