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 | ||
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| 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
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
鱷魚的眼淚
- (idiomatic) crocodile tears