欲哭無淚

欲哭無淚

Chinese

		desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish	to cry; to weep	not have	tears
trad. (欲哭無淚)		欲	哭	無	淚
simp. (欲哭无泪)		欲	哭	无	泪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùkūwúlèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄎㄨ ㄨˊ ㄌㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ huk¹ mou⁴ leoi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yùkūwúlèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄎㄨ ㄨˊ ㄌㄟˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwkuwuley
    • IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ kʰu⁵⁵ u³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: juk⁶ huk¹ mou⁴ leoi⁶
    • Yale: yuhk hūk mòuh leuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ huk⁷ mou⁴ loey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ hug¹ mou⁴ lêu⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² hʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ lɵy̯²²/

Idiom

欲哭無淚

1. so grieved and sorrowful that one is unable to produce tears even though he or she wants to cry