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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
眼淚
- tear; teardrop
- 掉眼淚／掉眼泪 ― diào yǎnlèi ― to cry
- 流眼淚／流眼泪 ― liú yǎnlèi ― to tear up
- 擦乾眼淚／擦干眼泪 ― cāgān yǎnlèi ― to wipe away tears
- 忍住眼淚／忍住眼泪 ― rěnzhù yǎnlèi ― to choke back tears
- 流出鱷魚的眼淚／流出鳄鱼的眼泪 ― liú chū èyú de yǎnlèi ― to cry crocodile tears
Usage notes
- In some lects, including Cantonese and Nanjing Mandarin, 眼淚／眼泪 (yǎnlèi) is reserved for tears from crying. 眼水 (yǎnshuǐ) is used instead for tears from irritation, laughing, etc.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
眼淚 (“tears”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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淚, 涕
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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眼淚, 淚水, 淚液
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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眼淚兒
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| Taiwan
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眼淚
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| Tianjin
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眼淚兒
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| Ulanhot
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眼淚
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| Tongliao
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眼淚
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| Chifeng
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眼淚
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| Bayanhot
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眼淚
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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眼淚
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| Harbin
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眼淚
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| Yantai (Muping)
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淚, 眼淚
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| Jinan
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眼淚, 淚
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| Luoyang
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眼淚
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| Wanrong
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淚顆
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| Xi'an
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眼淚
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| Yinchuan
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眼淚
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| Lanzhou
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眼淚
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| Xining
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眼淚
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| Ürümqi
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眼淚
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| Wuhan
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眼淚
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| Chengdu
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眼淚, 眼淚花兒, 眼淚水, 眼流水, 眼睛水兒, 眼睛水
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| Guiyang
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眼淚水, 眼淚
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| Guilin
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眼淚
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| Liuzhou
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眼淚
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| Xuzhou
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眼淚
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| Yangzhou
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眼力水, 眼淚
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| Nanjing
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眼淚 †, 眼水 ‡
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| Hefei
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眼水
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| Malaysia
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眼淚
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| Singapore
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眼淚
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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眼淚 †, 眼水 ‡, 眼淚水
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| Hong Kong
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眼淚 †, 馬尿 †, 眼水 ‡
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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眼淚
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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眼淚
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| Macau
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眼淚
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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眼淚, 眼淚水
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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眼淚
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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眼水
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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眼淚
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| Foshan
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眼淚
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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眼水
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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眼淚
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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眼淚
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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眼淚
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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眼淚
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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眼淚
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| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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眼淚
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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眼淚
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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眼淚
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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眼淚
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| Taishan
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眼淚 †, 眼水 ‡
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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眼淚
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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眼淚
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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眼水
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| Dongguan
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眼淚
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| Shaoguan
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眼淚
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| Yunfu
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眼淚
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| Yangjiang
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眼淚
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| Xinyi
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眼淚
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| Lianjiang
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眼淚, 眼汁
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| Nanning
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眼淚
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| Wuzhou
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眼淚
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| Yulin
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眼淚
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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眼淚
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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眼淚
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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眼淚
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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眼淚
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| Lichuan
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眼淚
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| Pingxiang
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眼淚
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| Jianning
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眼涕
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| Taining
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目水
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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目汁
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| Xingning
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目汁, 眼水
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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眼淚
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| Huidong (Daling)
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目汁
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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眼汁
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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眼汁
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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眼汁
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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眼汁
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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眼水
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| Conghua (Lütian)
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眼汁
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| Changting
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目汁
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| Wuping
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目汁
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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目汁
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| Liancheng
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目汁
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| Ninghua
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眼汁
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| Yudu
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眼淚
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| Ruijin
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眼泣水
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| Shicheng
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眼鼻水
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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目汁
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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目汁
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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目汁
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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目汁
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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目汁
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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目汁
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| Hong Kong
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眼汁
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
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眼水
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
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眼汁
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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眼汁
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| Singkawang
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目汁
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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眼淚, 眼淚水
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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眼淚, 淚
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| Xinzhou
|
眼淚
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| Taibus (Baochang)
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淚
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| Linhe
|
眼淚
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| Jining
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淚
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| Hohhot
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淚蛋蛋
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| Baotou
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淚
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| Dongsheng
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眼淚
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| Haibowan
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淚
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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目澤, 目澤水
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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目滓
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| Fuqing
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目滓
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| Matsu
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目滓
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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目屎
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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目屎
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| Quanzhou
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目屎, 目滓
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| Jinjiang
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目屎
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| Zhangzhou
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目屎, 目滓
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| Zhao'an
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目汁
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| Dongshan
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目汁
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| Taipei
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目屎
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| Kaohsiung
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目屎
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| Yilan
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目屎
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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目屎
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| Taichung
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目屎
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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目屎
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| Tainan
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目屎
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| Taitung
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目屎
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| Hsinchu
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目屎
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| Penghu (Magong)
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目屎
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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目油
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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目屎
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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目屎
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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眼淚
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| Chaozhou
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目汁
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| Raoping
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目汁
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| Shantou
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目汁
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| Jieyang
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目汁
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| Haifeng
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目汁
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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目汁
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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目汁
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| Leizhou
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目汁
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| Haikou
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目汁
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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目滓
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| Putian (Donghai)
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目滓
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| Putian (Jiangkou)
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目滓
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| Putian (Nanri)
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目滓
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| Xianyou
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目滓
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
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目滓
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
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目滓
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| Shaojiang Min
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Shaowu
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目珠水
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| Guangze
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目珠水
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| Jiangle
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目汁
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| Mingxi
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目汁
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| Shunchang
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目汁
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| Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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目睭汁
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| Sanxiang
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目汁
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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眼淚, 眼淚水
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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眼淚
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| Waxiang
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Yuanling (Shaojiwan)
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眼水
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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眼淚水, 眼淚
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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眼淚水, 眼淚
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| Suzhou
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眼淚, 眼淚水
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| Danyang
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眼月
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| Hangzhou
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眼淚水兒
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| Ningbo
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眼淚水, 眼淚
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| Wenzhou
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眼淚, 眼淚水
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| Jinhua
|
眼淚
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| Jinhua (Tangxi)
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眼漏
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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眼淚水, 眼淚
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| Loudi
|
眼淚
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| Shuangfeng
|
眼淚
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| Quanzhou
|
眼淚
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| Note
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† - from crying; ‡ - from irritation
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