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
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 ˙ㄉㄜㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄟˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: èyú de yǎnlèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄜˋ ㄩˊ ˙ㄉㄜㄧㄢˇ 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/

Noun

鱷魚的眼淚

(idiomatic) crocodile tears

Synonyms

鱷魚眼淚／鳄鱼眼泪 (èyú yǎnlèi)

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