鱷魚淚 (ngok6 jyu4 leoi6) — crocodile tears, superficial / insincer… in Cantonese

ngokˍ₆鱷jyuˎ₄魚leoiˍ₆淚

简鳄鱼泪

Mandarin Pinyin: e4 yu2 lei4

Meaning of 鱷魚淚

nouncrocodile tears, superficial / insincere / hypocrite display of sadness or sympathy

neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好baanˍ₆扮ngaakˍ₆鱷jyuˎ₄魚leoi6.淚。

Don't pretend to shed crocodile tears.

keoiˏ₅佢haam˗₃喊douˉ¹都haiˍ₆係ngaakˍ₆鱷jyuˎ₄魚leoi6.淚。

His crying is all crocodile tears.

maiˉ¹咪seon˗₃信keoiˏ₅佢diˉ¹啲ngaakˍ₆鱷jyuˎ₄魚leoi6.淚。

Don't believe his crocodile tears.

niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲giu˗₃叫ngaakˍ₆鱷jyuˎ₄魚leoi6.淚。

This is called crocodile tears.

jauˍ₆又haiˍ₆係ngaakˍ₆鱷jyuˎ₄魚leoi6.淚。

Crocodile tears again.

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