鳄鱼眼泪 — “Insincere sorrow or feigned grief”
鳄鱼眼泪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Insincere sorrow or feigned grief”. Hypocritical tears shed by someone who is not genuinely sad, often while causing harm or celebrating a misfortune. Literally, “crocodile tears”.
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鳄鱼眼泪 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他明明是故意陷害别人，现在却在这里流鳄鱼眼泪，真是虚伪。
He clearly set others up intentionally, yet now he's shedding crocodile tears here, which is truly hypocritical.
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What does 鳄鱼眼泪 mean?
鳄鱼眼泪 (è yú yǎn lèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Insincere sorrow or feigned grief”.
How do you pronounce 鳄鱼眼泪?
鳄鱼眼泪 is pronounced è yú yǎn lèi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鳄鱼眼泪 literally mean?
Literally, 鳄鱼眼泪 means “crocodile tears”. It is used to mean “Insincere sorrow or feigned grief”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鳄鱼眼泪?
鳄鱼：一种生性凶残，捕食人、畜的爬行动物。传说鳄鱼在吞食人畜时，边吃边流眼泪。比喻恶人的假慈悲。