鱷魚眼淚 è yú yǎn lèi

fig. hypocritical words of sympathy; crocodile tears

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. hypocritical words of sympathy
  2. 2. crocodile tears

Characters

Character Meaning
鱷 è
crocodile; alligator; variant of 鱷è
魚 yú
fish; surname Yu
眼 yǎn HSK 2
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole
淚 lèi
tears