泪 - lèi - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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泪 (淚)

lèi

Definition

tears

Character Decomposition

Related words (26)

glistening teardrops

(slang) to get emotional

teardrop; tears

tears; teardrops

a teardrop

tear stains

tears in the eyes

tearful; brimming with tears

催泪

cuī lèi

to move to tears (of a story); tear-provoking (gas); lacrimogen

tearful; tearfully

to shed tears

to shed tears; to be all in tears

to shed tears

to shed a tear

hot tears

tears; crying

to shed tears; to weep

血泪

xuè lèi

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

lachrymator

tear bomb; tear-gas grenade

to shed tears

tear-jerker (movie)

tear gas

to wail and whine; piteous weeping

声泪俱下

shēng lèi jù xià

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

鳄鱼眼泪

è yú yǎn lèi

crocodile tears; (fig.) hypocritical words of sympathy

Idioms (13)

泪如雨下

lèi rú yǔ xià

tears falling like rain (idiom)

泪水涟涟

lèi shuǐ lián lián

in floods of tears (idiom)

泪流满面

lèi liú mǎn miàn

cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)

一字一泪

yī zì yī lèi

each word is a teardrop (idiom)

以泪洗面

yǐ lèi xǐ miàn

to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)

涕泪交流

tì lèi jiāo liú

tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically

潸然泪下

shān rán lèi xià

to shed silent tears (idiom)

热泪盈眶

rè lèi yíng kuàng

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

眼泪横流

yǎn lèi hèng liú

to be overflowing with tears (idiom)

一掬同情之泪

yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi

to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)

不见棺材不落泪

bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi

(lit.) not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom); (fig.) refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality

男儿有泪不轻弹

nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán

real men do not easily cry (idiom)

一把眼泪一把鼻涕

yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì

with one's face covered in tears (idiom)

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