淚腺

See also: 涙腺

Chinese

		tears	gland
trad. (淚腺)		淚	腺
simp. (泪腺)		泪	腺

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lèixiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁶ sin³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lèixiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lèisiàn
  - Wade–Giles: lei⁴-hsien⁴
  - Yale: lèi-syàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leyshiann
  - Palladius: лэйсянь (lɛjsjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: leoi⁶ sin³
  - Yale: leuih sin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁶ sin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁶ xin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²² siːn³³/

Noun

淚腺

(anatomy, ophthalmology) lacrimal gland; tear gland
- 2021, “記憶棉 [Pillow Talk]”, 林寶 [Jackson Lam] (lyrics), 徐浩 [Terry Chui] (music)‎^[1]performed by 張天賦 [MC]:
  
  就當淚腺失調　早滲入記憶　你怪不了 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  就当泪腺失调　早渗入记忆　你怪不了 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  zau⁶ dong³ leoi⁶ sin³ sat¹ tiu⁴, zou² sam³ jap⁶ gei³ jik¹, nei⁵ gwaai³ bat¹ liu⁵ [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
淚	腺
るい Jinmeiyō	せん Grade: S
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 淚腺 – see the following entry.

【涙腺るいせん】

[noun] (anatomy) lacrimal gland, tear gland

(This term, 淚腺, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
淚	腺

Noun

淚腺 • (nuseon) (hangeul 누선)

hanja form^? of 누선 (“lacrimal gland; tear gland”)