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Meaning of 泪

Pinyin lèi

Radical

氵

Strokes

Definition

tears

Usage

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泪 (lèi) Noun 1. Water that flows from the eyes. - Example: 眼泪 (tear), 泪痕 (tear mark), 泪水 (tear water), 泪眼 (tearful eyes), 泪珠 (tear drops), 泪盈盈 (tearful). - Proverb: 声泪俱下 (to cry and speak at the same time). Etymology: The character is a phonetic compound composed of "水" (water) and "戾" (lì) for sound. The simplified character "泪" is a compound ideogram consisting of "水" (water) and "目" (eye). Synonyms: 1. Same as the original meaning (tear). 2. Extended reference to objects that resemble tears (drop). Examples: - "泪波" (tear waves) - tears that resemble waves. - "泪泉" (tear spring) - refers to tears. - "泪球" (tear bead) - tear drops. - "泪晶" (tear crystallization) - tear beads. - Extended reference to things resembling tears: - "蜡泪" (wax tears), "泪蜡" (tears of wax) - drops from a burning candle that resemble tears. - "胡桐泪" (Chinese parasol tree tears). Verb 1. To weep. - Example: A saying refers to "泪河" (a river of tears) - to describe extreme sorrow. - Expression: "泪下沾衿" (to weep profusely and wet one's garment). - Term: "泪坠尊者" (a Buddhist term referring to the great compassion of a high arhat who weeps for the suffering of beings after Buddha's passing).

含泪 hán lèi

tearful / tearfully

垂泪 chuí lèi

to shed tears

哭天抹泪 kū tiān mǒ lèi

to wail and whine / piteous weeping

拭泪 shì lèi

Wipe tears

不见棺材不掉泪 bù jiàn guān cái bù diào lèi

No tears if you don't see the coffin

泪汪汪 lèi wāng wāng

tearful / brimming with tears

催人泪下 cuī rén lèi xià

draw tears / draw tears from sb. / bring tears to one's eyes

催泪弹 cuī lèi dàn

tear bomb / tear-gas grenade

声泪俱下 shēng lèi jù xià

to shed tears while recounting sth / speaking in a tearful voice

眼泪 yǎn lèi

tears / crying / CL:滴[di1]

泪水 lèi shuǐ

teardrop / tears

泪如泉涌 lèi rú quán yǒng

the tears run like a bubbling spring / a stream of tears

流泪 liú lèi

to shed tears

热泪 rè lèi

hot tears

血泪 xuè lèi

tears of blood (symbol of extreme suffering) / blood and tears

泪花 lèi huā

tears in the eyes

泪珠 lèi zhū

a teardrop

热泪盈眶 rè lèi yíng kuàng

eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom) / extremely moved

泪痕 lèi hén

tear stains

泪眼 lèi yǎn

tearful eyes

泪流满面 lèi liú mǎn miàn

cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)

落泪 luò lèi

to shed tears / to weep

泪如雨下 lèi rú yǔ xià

tears falling like rain (idiom)

泪光 lèi guāng

glistening teardrops

涕泪 tì lèi

Tears

老泪纵横 lǎo lèi zòng héng

The old man wept bitterly. / Tears coursed down the old man's cheeks. / tears flowing from aged eyes / The old man's face was covered with tears.

洒泪 sǎ lèi

shed tears

潸然泪下 shān rán lèi xià

to shed silent tears (idiom)

烛泪 zhú lèi

drop of melted wax that runs down the side of a candle

热泪夺眶 rè lèi duó kuàng