è
yǎn
lèi

idiom

Meaning of 鳄鱼眼泪

鳄鱼眼泪 means crocodile tears; false pity; hypocritical sorrow. Pronounced è yú yǎn lèi.

  • crocodile tears; false pity; hypocritical sorrow

Definitions & Examples

shāng
hài
le
 
xiàn
zài
yòu
lái
ān
wèi
 
guò
shì
è
yǎn
lèi
le
 

He hurt you, and now he's here to comfort you; it's nothing but crocodile tears.

Bié
bèi
de
è
yǎn
lèi
piàn
le
 
gēn
běn
huì
wèi
de
xíng
wéi
hòu
huǐ
 

Don't be fooled by his crocodile tears; he doesn't regret his actions at all.

xiē
è
yǎn
lèi
de
dào
qiàn
háo
chéng
 

Those apologies filled with crocodile tears have no sincerity.

Diàn
yǐng
de
fǎn
pài
jué
zǒng
shì
liú
xià
è
yǎn
lèi
lái
tóng
qíng
 

The villains in movies always shed crocodile tears to win sympathy.