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Pronunciation: lèi
Meaning: teardrops
Etymology:
Traditional character = water 水 + 戾 (phonetic). (phono-semantic compound). Simplified character is water 水 + eye 目.

Traditional character: 涙

Found in:
Du Fu's 春望
Li ShangYin's 无题

Word of the day on: 04.19.08

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