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泪眼婆娑

lèi yǎn pó suōdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
tearful (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1224de5430b306a2. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

淚眼婆娑 泪眼婆娑 [lei4 yan3 po2 suo1] /tearful (idiom)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 淚眼婆娑

  • 泪
    lèi

    (bound form) tears / teardrops

  • 眼
    yǎn

    eye (CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]) / (often used with 一[yī]) a look / a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc

  • 婆
    pó

    (bound form) grandmother / (bound form) matron / (bound form) mother-in-law / (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

  • 娑
    suō

    (phonetic) / see 婆娑[pó suō]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.