淚點

Chinese

		tears	point; dot; (decimal) point point; dot; (decimal) point; o'clock; (measure word)
trad. (淚點)		淚	點
simp. (泪点)		泪	点

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lèidiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lèidiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lèidiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: lei⁴-tien³
    • Yale: lèi-dyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leydean
    • Palladius: лэйдянь (lɛjdjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

淚點

1. (anatomy) lacrimal orifice; lacrimal opening
2. (neologism) “tear point”, the moment which makes one want to cry; one's crying threshold; the particular character or plot (in a story, etc) that touches one and makes one cry

   淚點低／泪点低  ―  lèidiǎn dī  ―  to have a low tear point; to cry easily

Synonyms

• (tear point): 哭點／哭点 (kūdiǎn)

See also

• 笑點／笑点 (xiàodiǎn)