鳄鱼眼泪 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
鳄 è
crocodile; alligator; variant of 鱷è
鱼 yú HSK 2
fish; surname Yu
眼 yǎn HSK 2
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole
泪 lèi HSK 5
tears