xương lệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From xương (“bone”) +‎ lệ (“tear”), calque of Chinese 淚骨 / 泪骨 (lệ cốt).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ le˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ lej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [sɨəŋ˧˧ lej˨˩˨]

Noun

xương lệ

  1. (anatomy) lacrimal bone
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