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

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淚 (泪)

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

催淚

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

血淚

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

聲淚俱下

shēng lèi jù xià

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

鱷魚眼淚

è yú yǎn lèi

crocodile tears; (fig.) hypocritical words of sympathy

Idioms (13)

淚如雨下

lèi rú yǔ xià

tears falling like rain (idiom)

淚水漣漣

lèi shuǐ lián lián

in floods of tears (idiom)

淚流滿面

lèi liú mǎn miàn

cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)

一字一淚

yī zì yī lèi

each word is a teardrop (idiom)

以淚洗面

yǐ lèi xǐ miàn

to bathe one's face in tears (idiom)

涕淚交流

tì lèi jiāo liú

tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically

潸然淚下

shān rán lèi xià

to shed silent tears (idiom)

熱淚盈眶

rè lèi yíng kuàng

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

眼淚橫流

yǎn lèi hèng liú

to be overflowing with tears (idiom)

一掬同情之淚

yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi

to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)

不見棺材不落淚

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

男兒有淚不輕彈

nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán

real men do not easily cry (idiom)

一把眼淚一把鼻涕

yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì

with one's face covered in tears (idiom)

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