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鱷魚眼淚

简鳄鱼眼泪 · 繁鱷魚眼淚

Mandarin · pinyin è yú yǎn lèi

crocodile tears

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鱷: Look up this written character
魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
淚: Look up this written character
鳄: è · alligator
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
泪: lèi · tears; weep, cry

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4–2–3–4 · e4 yu2 yan3 lei4

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ngok6 jyu4 ngaan5 leoi6

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noun

(idiomatic) crocodile tears

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