淚眼

Chinese

		tears	eye
trad. (淚眼)		淚	眼
simp. (泪眼)		泪	眼
anagram		眼淚／眼泪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lèiyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁶ ngaan⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lèiyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lèiyǎn
  - Wade–Giles: lei⁴-yen³
  - Yale: lèi-yǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leyyean
  - Palladius: лэйянь (lɛjjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: leoi⁶ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: leuih ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁶ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁶ ngan⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²² ŋaːn¹³/

Noun

淚眼

tearful eyes
- 執手相看淚眼，竟無語凝噎。 [MSC, trad.]
  执手相看泪眼，竟无语凝噎。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 11^th century, Liu Yong, “Bells Ringing in the Rain”
  Zhí shǒu xiàng kàn lèiyǎn, jìng wú yǔ níngyē. [Pinyin]
  Hand in hand, we gazed at each other's tearful eyes. / Words failing, we choked with sobs.

Derived terms

愁眉淚眼／愁眉泪眼
淚眼愁眉／泪眼愁眉
淚眼汪汪／泪眼汪汪

淚眼矇矓／泪眼蒙眬
風淚眼／风泪眼

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