xương lệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From xương (“bone”) +‎ lệ (“tear”), calque of Chinese 淚骨／泪骨 (lệ cốt).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ le˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ lej˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ lej˨˩˨]

Noun

xương lệ

1. (anatomy) lacrimal bone