欲哭無淚

Chinese

		desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish	to cry; to weep	not have	tears
trad. (欲哭無淚)		欲	哭	無	淚
simp. (欲哭无泪)		欲	哭	无	泪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yùkūwúlèi

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄎㄨㄨˊ ㄌㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ huk¹ mou⁴ leoi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yùkūwúlèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄎㄨㄨˊ ㄌㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwkuwuley
  - IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ kʰu⁵⁵ u³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: juk⁶ huk¹ mou⁴ leoi⁶
  - Yale: yuhk hūk mòuh leuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ huk⁷ mou⁴ loey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ hug¹ mou⁴ lêu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² hʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ lɵy̯²²/

Idiom

欲哭無淚

so grieved and sorrowful that one is unable to produce tears even though he or she wants to cry

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