欲哭無淚
Chinese
desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish |
to cry; to weep | not have | tears | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (欲哭無淚) | 欲 | 哭 | 無 | 淚 | |
| simp. (欲哭无泪) | 欲 | 哭 | 无 | 泪 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yùkūwúlèi
- Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄎㄨ ㄨˊ ㄌㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yùkuwúlèi
- Wade–Giles: yü4-kʻu1-wu2-lei4
- Yale: yù-kū-wú-lèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhkuwuley
- Palladius: юйкуулэй (jujkuulɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y⁵¹ kʰu⁵⁵ u³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: juk6 huk1 mou4 leoi6
- Yale: yuhk hūk mòuh leuih
- Cantonese Pinyin: juk9 huk7 mou4 loey6
- Guangdong Romanization: yug6 hug1 mou4 lêu6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jʊk̚² hʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ lɵy̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
欲哭無淚
- so grieved, sorrowful, frustrated, etc. that one is unable to produce tears even though he or she wants to cry
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 欲哭無淚 (“so grieved or frustrated that one is unable to produce tears even though he or she wants to cry”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 欲哭無淚 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 欲哭無淚 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 欲哭無淚 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 欲哭無目屎 |