# 眼水
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): yǎnshuǐ
       (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yan$^3$ sui$^3$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngaan$^5$ seoi$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngan$^2$ sui$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnshuǐ [Phonetic: yánshuǐ]
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnshuěi
*** Wade–Giles: yen$^3$-shui$^3$
*** Yale: yǎn-shwěi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanshoei
*** Palladius: яньшуй (janʹšuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: yan$^3$ sui$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: iansui
*** Sinological IPA : /iɛn⁵³ suei⁵³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngaan$^5$ seoi$^2$
*** Yale: ngáahn séui
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan$^5$ soey$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ngan$^5$ sêu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋaːn¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ngan$^2$ sui$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡan⁵⁵ sui⁵⁵/

### Noun

眼水
* (dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) tears (especially caused by irritation, laughing, yawning, etc.) (Classifier: 滴 c)
    笑到飆眼水／笑到飙眼水 [Cantonese] ― siu$^3$ dou$^3$ biu$^1$ ngaan$^5$ seoi$^2$ [Jyutping] ― to laugh with tears of joy
    From: 2017 July 30, 許朝茵, 隱形眼鏡戴住瞓 角膜潰瘍 永久留疤
    ci$^2$ ngoi$^6$, ngaan$^5$ seoi$^2$ leoi$^5$ jau$^5$ han$^2$ do$^1$ daan$^{6-2}$ baak$^6$ zat$^1$, geng$^3$ pin$^{3-2}$ jyu$^4$ cing$^1$ git$^3$ bat$^1$ dong$^3$, daan$^{6-2}$ baak$^6$ zat$^1$ zik$^1$ zeoi$^6$ wui$^5$ ling$^6$ geng$^3$ pin$^{3-2}$ biu$^2$ min$^6$ bin$^3$ dak$^1$ bat$^1$ peng$^4$ waat$^6$ [Jyutping]
    Moreover, there are a lot of proteins in tears. If lenses are not cleaned properly, the proteins will accumulate, causing the surface of the lenses to lose its smoothness.
* (Southwestern Mandarin, Cantonese) ability to judge discerningly

#### Synonyms

* (tears):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 淚, 涕 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 眼淚, 淚水, 淚液 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 眼淚兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 眼淚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 眼淚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 眼淚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 眼淚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 眼淚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 眼淚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 眼淚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 眼淚 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 眼淚兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 眼淚, 淚 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 淚, 眼淚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 眼淚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 淚顆 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 眼淚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 眼淚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 眼淚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 眼淚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 眼淚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 眼淚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 眼淚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 眼淚, 眼淚花兒, 眼淚水, 眼流水, 眼睛水兒, 眼睛水 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 眼淚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 眼淚水, 眼淚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 眼淚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 眼淚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 眼淚 †, 眼水 ‡ |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 眼力水, 眼淚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 眼水 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 眼淚 †, 眼水 ‡, 眼淚水 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 眼淚 †, 馬尿 †, 眼水 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 眼淚, 眼淚水 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 眼水 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 眼水 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 眼淚 †, 眼水 ‡ |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 眼水 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 眼淚, 眼汁 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 眼淚 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 眼淚 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 眼淚 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 眼淚 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 眼淚 |
| Gan | Jianning | 眼涕 |
| Gan | Taining | 目水 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 目汁 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 目汁, 眼水 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 眼淚 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 目汁 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 眼汁 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 眼汁 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 眼汁 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 眼汁 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 眼水 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 眼汁 |
| Hakka | Changting | 目汁 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 目汁 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 目汁 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 目汁 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 眼汁 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 眼淚 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 眼泣水 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 眼鼻水 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 目汁 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 目汁 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 目汁 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 目汁 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 目汁 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 目汁 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 眼汁 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 眼水 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 眼汁 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 眼汁 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 目汁 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 眼淚, 眼淚水 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 眼淚, 淚 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 眼淚 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 淚 |
| Jin | Linhe | 眼淚 |
| Jin | Jining | 淚 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 淚蛋蛋 |
| Jin | Baotou | 淚 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 眼淚 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 淚 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 目澤, 目澤水 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 目滓 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 目滓 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 目滓 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 目屎 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 目屎 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 目屎, 目滓 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 目屎 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 目屎, 目滓 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 目汁 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 目汁 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 目屎 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 目屎 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 目屎 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 目屎 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 目屎 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 目屎 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 目屎 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 目屎 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 目屎 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 目屎 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 目油 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 目屎 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 目屎 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 眼淚 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 目汁 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 目汁 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 目汁 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 目汁 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 目汁 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 目汁 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 目汁 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 目汁 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 目汁 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 目滓 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 目滓 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 目滓 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 目滓 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 目滓 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 目滓 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 目滓 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 目珠水 |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 目珠水 |
| Shaojiang Min | Jiangle | 目汁 |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 目汁 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shunchang | 目汁 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 目睭汁 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 目汁 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 眼淚, 眼淚水 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 眼淚 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 眼水 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 眼淚水, 眼淚 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 眼淚水, 眼淚 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 眼淚, 眼淚水 |
| Wu | Danyang | 眼月 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 眼淚水兒 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 眼淚水, 眼淚 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 眼淚, 眼淚水 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 眼淚 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 眼漏 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 眼淚水, 眼淚 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 眼淚 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 眼淚 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 眼淚水 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 眼淚 |
| Note | † - from crying; ‡ - from irritation | † - from crying; ‡ - from irritation |
* (ability to make discerning judgements):
* 慧眼 (huìyǎn)
* 目光 (mùguāng)
* 目力 (mùlì) (literary)
* 目潲 (Hokkien, vulgar)
* 目識／目识 (Singapore Hokkien)
* 目頭／目头 (Hokkien)
* 眼光 (yǎnguāng)
* 眼力 (yǎnlì)
* 眼孔 (yǎnkǒng)
* 眼界 (yǎnjiè)
* 觀察力／观察力 (guānchálì)
* 識別力／识别力 (shíbiélì)
* 鑒賞力／鉴赏力 (jiànshǎnglì)