Definition

1. Phrase (Cụm từ): * Eyes filled with tears; eyes brimming with tears: Describes the state where tears have welled up in the eyes, making them moist and shiny, often just before the tears start to fall. It conveys a strong emotion such as sadness, deep emotion, or overwhelming joy.

Usage Examples

• Cụm từ:
  • Nghe câu chuyện cảm động, nước mắt cô ấy lưng tròng. (Listening to the touching story, her eyes brimmed with tears.)
  • Ông ấy xúc động đến nỗi nước mắt lưng tròng khi nhìn thấy con. (He was so moved that his eyes filled with tears upon seeing his child.)
  • Đôi mắt lưng tròng của người mẹ khi tiễn con đi xa. (The mother's tear-filled eyes as she saw her child off on a long journey.)

Advanced Usage

• "Nước mắt lưng tròng": This is the most common and complete form of the phrase. It is a fixed literary expression used to depict a poignant, emotional moment.
  • Cảnh chia tay khiến ai nấy đều nước mắt lưng tròng. (The farewell scene left everyone with eyes moist with tears.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngân ngấn nước mắt: A near-synonymous phrase meaning "eyes glistening with tears." It is slightly less literary and more commonly used in everyday speech.
  • Mắt cô bé ngân ngấn nước mắt vì tủi thân. (The little girl's eyes glistened with tears from feeling hurt.)
• Rơm rớm nước mắt: Another similar phrase meaning "tears are about to fall" or "eyes are wet with tears."
  • Bà cụ rơm rớm nước mắt nhớ lại kỷ niệm xưa. (The old lady's eyes grew wet with tears as she recalled old memories.)

Synonyms

• Eyes welling up: Mắt đầy nước mắt.
• Tearful eyes: Đôi mắt đẫm lệ.
• On the verge of tears: Sắp khóc.

Related Idioms

• "Mắt ướt nhòe": Eyes blurred with tears (implies tears have already fallen and blurred vision).
  • Sau cú sốc, cô nhìn mọi thứ với đôi mắt ướt nhòe. (After the shock, she looked at everything with eyes blurred by tears.)

1. (Nước mắt lưng tròng) Eyes moistened with tears