眼水

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Chinese

eye water; river
simp. and trad.
(眼水)

Pronunciation


Noun

眼水

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) tears (especially caused by irritation, laughing, yawning, etc.) (Classifier: c)
    眼水眼水 [Cantonese]  ―  siu3 dou3 biu1 ngaan5 seoi2   ―  to laugh with tears of joy
  2. (Southwestern Mandarin, Cantonese) ability to judge discerningly

Synonyms

  • (tears):
  • (ability to make discerning judgements):