珠淚

Chinese

		pearl; bead	tears
trad. (珠淚)		珠	淚
simp. (珠泪)		珠	泪
anagram		淚珠／泪珠

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhūlèi

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄌㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹ leoi⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chu-lūi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhūlèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄌㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhulèi
  - Wade–Giles: chu¹-lei⁴
  - Yale: jū-lèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juley
  - Palladius: чжулэй (čžulɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyu¹ leoi⁶
  - Yale: jyū leuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ loey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ju¹ lêu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː⁵⁵ lɵy̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chu-lūi
  - Tâi-lô: tsu-luī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zului
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ lui³³/

Noun

珠淚

(literary or Hokkien) teardrop (like a bead)
- 1992, “歸來吧”, in 鄭國江 (lyrics), 陳小霞 (music), 歸來吧, performed by 陳慧嫻:
  
  月亮下　想到他　默默地　珠淚下 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  月亮下　想到他　默默地　珠泪下 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  jyut⁶ loeng⁶ haa⁶, soeng² dou³ taa¹, mak⁶ mak⁶ dei⁶, zyu¹ leoi⁶ haa⁶ [Jyutping]
  Under the moonlight, my thoughts turn to him; Silently, my tears fall
- 1994, “心愛的甭哭”, in 王月娛 (lyrics), 徐嘉良 (music), 歡喜就好, performed by 陳雷 [Chen Lei]:
  
  看著你滿面的珠淚　我的心肝強要碎 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  看着你满面的珠泪　我的心肝强要碎 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  khòaⁿ-tio̍h lí móa-bīn ê chu-lūi, góa ê sim-koaⁿ kiông-beh chhùi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Having seen the tears on your face, my heart is almost shattered

Synonyms

淚珠／泪珠 (lèizhū)

Derived terms

偷彈珠淚 / 偷弹珠泪
珠淚偷彈 / 珠泪偷弹