泪 (淚) lèi

1. lèi noun tears
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '淚'; Guoyu '淚' n; Unihan '淚')
2. lèi verb to weep; to cry
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Unihan '淚')
3. lèi noun tears; aśru
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: aśru, Japanese: rui, or: rei, Tibetan: mchi ma (BCSD '淚', p. 727; Mahāvyutpatti 'aśru'; MW 'aśru'; SH '淚', p. 356; Unihan '淚')

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• 春蚕至死丝方尽 蜡炬成灰泪始干(春蠶至死絲方盡 蜡炬成灰淚始乾) Silkworms keep spinning till death comes in spring; Candle tears do not dry till every bit is burnt to ash.
• 人生诸苦 悭贪之人伶仃孤苦 挥霍之人求不得苦 懒惰之人千辛万苦 矫情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 执着之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎会苦 五逆之人倒悬悲苦 风尘之人内心痛苦 流浪之人颠波泪苦 边疆之人穷困辛苦 军中之人战斗累苦 病亡之人爱别离苦 乞讨之人淒凉哀苦 创业之人备尝辛苦 发心之人不辞劳苦 养育之人含辛茹苦 情义之人同甘共苦 勤奋之人不以为苦 慈悲之人喜乐拔苦 喜舍之人济贫救苦 积善之人无有众苦(人生諸苦 慳貪之人伶仃孤苦 揮霍之人求不得苦 懶惰之人千辛萬苦 矯情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 執著之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎會苦 五逆之人倒懸悲苦 風塵之人內心痛苦 流浪之人顛波淚苦 邊疆之人窮困辛苦 軍中之人戰鬥累苦 病亡之人愛別離苦 乞討之人淒涼哀苦 創業之人備嘗辛苦 發心之人不辭勞苦 養育之人含辛茹苦 情義之人同甘共苦 勤奮之人不以為苦 慈悲之人喜樂拔苦 喜捨之人濟貧救苦 積善之人無有眾苦) The Pains of Life Stinginess and greed cause the pain of loneliness. Extravagance causes the pain of discontent. Laziness causes the pain of hardship. Pretentiousness causes the pain of insincerity. Nonchalance causes the pain of apathy. Stubbornness causes the pain of attachment. Anger causes the pain of unpleasant meetings. The Five Offenses cause the pain of being born as an animal. Prostitution bears the pain of unspeakable torment. Vagrancy causes the pain of displacement. Being on the outlying areas bears the pain of destitution. Being a soldier suffers the pain of battle. Sickness and death suffer the pain of separation from loved ones. Beggardom suffers the pain of desolation. Entrepreneurship suffers the pain of toil and fatigue. Aspiration keeps one immune to painstaking effort. Parents willingly endure the hardships of raising a child. Righteous and loyal ones partake in each other's pains and joys. Diligence keeps one insusceptible to hardship. Compassion relieves others from pain by giving them joy and happiness. Generosity helps those in pain of being poor and needy. Good deeds keep one free from all forms of pain.

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催泪剂 、 眼泪横流 、 挥泪 、 气泪 、 泪汪汪 、 鳄鱼眼泪 、 以泪洗面 、 泪痕 、 下泪 、 眼泪 、 泪涔涔 、 泪眼婆娑 、 淌泪 、 烛泪 、 一掬同情之泪 、 泪眼 、 涔涔泪下 、 催泪弹 、 催泪瓦斯 、 含泪 、 掉泪 、 男儿有泪不轻弹 、 热泪盈眶 、 泪光 、 泪花 、 泪水 、 淌眼泪 、 催泪大片 、 哭天抹泪 、 泪奔 、 一字一泪 、 泪液 、 流泪 、 声泪俱下 、 泪流满面 、 泪交颐 、 垂泪 、 落泪 、 涕泪交流 、 潸然泪下 、 泪珠 、 血泪 、 不见棺材不落泪 、 泪水涟涟 、 雨泪 、 热泪 、 一把眼泪一把鼻涕 、 催泪 、 泪如雨下

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 2 Lianhua Mian Jing 蓮華面經 — count: 26
• Scroll 12 Sutra on the Wise and Foolish (Damamūka) 賢愚經 — count: 20
• Scroll 8 Da Zhuangyan Lun Jing (Kalpanāmaṇḍitikā) 大莊嚴論經 — count: 12
• Scroll 18 Fo Ben Xing Ji Jing (Abhiniṣkramaṇasūtra) 佛本行集經 — count: 12
• Scroll 81 Fa Yuan Zhu Lin 法苑珠林 — count: 12
• Scroll 1 Mahāpuruṣaśāstra (Da Zhangfu Lun) 大丈夫論 — count: 12
• Scroll 10 Zhu Jing Yao Ji 諸經要集 — count: 12
• Scroll 1 Shijia Pu 釋迦譜 — count: 11
• Scroll 6 Zhu Jing Yao Ji 諸經要集 — count: 8
• Scroll 10 Fa Yuan Zhu Lin 法苑珠林 — count: 8

Collocations

• 堕泪 (墮淚) 墮淚其上 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 32
• 泣泪 (泣淚) 泣淚猶如雨 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 3 — count: 17
• 悲泪 (悲淚) 悲淚告諸大臣 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 25 — count: 15
• 目泪 (目淚) 所出目淚為多 — An Alternative Translation of the Saṃyukta Āgama (Saṁyukatāgamasūtra) 別譯雜阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 15
• 泪而言 (淚而言) 捫淚而言 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 13
• 泪流 (淚流) 愁憂懊惱悲軫淚流 — Sutra on the Great Reliable Brahman (Da Jiangu Poluomen Jing) 大堅固婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 1 — count: 11
• 抆泪 (抆淚) 玉女寶乃抆淚言 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 9
• 悲泣泪 (悲泣淚) 尊者阿難悲泣淚出 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 47 — count: 8
• 啼泪 (啼淚) 持頭面插牀下啼淚出 — Dou Tiao (Śukasūtra)兜調經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
• 泪满目 (淚滿目) 泣淚滿目 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 23 — count: 7