nước mắt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From nước (“water”) +‎ mắt (“eye”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˧˦ mat̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥]

Noun

nước mắt

  1. tear
    chảy nước mắt ― to shed tear
    rơi nước mắt ― to shed tear
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