How do you say “crocodile tear” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "crocodile tear" in Vietnamese?

"Crocodile tear" in Vietnamese is nước mắt cá sấu (crocodile tears).

“Crocodile tear” in Vietnamese is nước mắt cá sấu (crocodile tears).

Vietnamese words for “crocodile tear”

nước mắt cá sấunoun
Hanoi [nɨək̚˧˦ mat̚˧˦ kaː˧˦ səw˧˦] · Saigon [nɨək̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥ kaː˦˥ ʂəw˦˥]nước rising mắt rising cá rising sấu rising
crocodile tears
for “crocodile tear” meaning: A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.

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