眼水

眼水

1. (dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) tears (especially caused by irritation, laughing, yawning, etc.) (Classifier: 滴 c)

   笑到飆眼水／笑到飙眼水 [Cantonese]  ―  siu³ dou³ biu¹ ngaan⁵ seoi² [Jyutping]  ―  to laugh with tears of joy

   • 此外，眼水裏有很多蛋白質，鏡片如清潔不當，蛋白質積聚會令鏡片表面變得不平滑 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     此外，眼水里有很多蛋白质，镜片如清洁不当，蛋白质积聚会令镜片表面变得不平滑 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2017 July 30, 許朝茵, 隱形眼鏡戴住瞓 角膜潰瘍 永久留疤

     ci² ngoi⁶, ngaan⁵ seoi² leoi⁵ jau⁵ han² do¹ daan^6-2 baak⁶ zat¹, geng³ pin^3-2 jyu⁴ cing¹ git³ bat¹ dong³, daan^6-2 baak⁶ zat¹ zik¹ zeoi⁶ wui⁵ ling⁶ geng³ pin^3-2 biu² min⁶ bin³ dak¹ bat¹ peng⁴ waat⁶ [Jyutping]

     Moreover, there are a lot of proteins in tears. If lenses are not cleaned properly, the proteins will accumulate, causing the surface of the lenses to lose its smoothness.

2. (Southwestern Mandarin, Cantonese) ability to judge discerningly

• (tears):

• (ability to make discerning judgements):