泪人儿

淚人兒

lèirénr

phrase

Meanings

1 someone crying their eyes out
2 a person reduced to tears
3 literally a "tear-person"

Characters

(diminutive suffix)

Examples

她一听到消息，就哭得成了个泪人儿。

Tā yī tīngdào xiāoxi, jiù kū de chéngle gè lèirénr.

The moment she heard the news she dissolved into tears.

看完那部电影，观众一个个都成了泪人儿。

Kàn wán nà bù diànyǐng, guānzhòng yī gè gè dōu chéngle lèirénr.

After that movie, every one of the audience was a sobbing wreck.

Tips

usage

The -儿 ending marks this as Beijing-flavored colloquial. The set pattern is 哭得成了个泪人儿 — "cried until becoming a tear-person."

Stroke Order

泪 lèi

人 rén

儿 ér