垂淚

Chinese

		to hang (down); droop; dangle to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach	tears
trad. (垂淚)		垂	淚
simp. (垂泪)		垂	泪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuílèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi⁴ leoi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuílèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chuéilèi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻui²-lei⁴
    • Yale: chwéi-lèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chweiley
    • Palladius: чуйлэй (čujlɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi⁴ leoi⁶
    • Yale: sèuih leuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey⁴ loey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu⁴ lêu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯²¹ lɵy̯²²/

Verb

垂淚

1. (literary) to shed tears; to weep

   • 共看明月應垂淚，
     一夜鄉心五處同。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     共看明月应垂泪，
     一夜乡心五处同。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 799, Bai Juyi (白居易), 《自河南經亂，關內阻飢，兄弟離散，各在一處，因望月有感，聊書所懷，寄上浮梁大兄、於潛七兄、烏江十五兄，兼示符離及下邽弟妹》, tr. Xu Yuanchong

     Gòng kàn míngyuè yīng chuílèi,
     Yīyè xiāngxīn wǔ chù tóng. [Pinyin]

     We should shed yearning tears to watch the bright moon apart;
     Though in five different places, we share the same homesick heart.

   • 最是倉皇辭廟日，
     教坊猶奏別離歌。
     垂淚對宮娥！ [Ci, trad.]
     最是仓皇辞庙日，
     教坊犹奏别离歌。
     垂泪对宫娥！ [Ci, simp.]

     From: c. 976, Li Yu (李煜),《破陣子·四十年來家國》, tr. Xu Yuanchong

     Zuì shì cānghuáng cí miào rì,
     Jiàofāng yóu zòu biélí gē.
     Chuílèi duì gōng'é! [Pinyin]

     O how could I forget the hurried parting day
     When by the band the farewell songs were played
     And I shed tears before my palace maid!