粵

熱jit6淚leoi6盈jing4眶hong1

simp热泪盈眶
jit6 leoi6 jing4 hong1rè lèi yíng kuàng

English

  1. eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom)
  2. extremely moved
  3. one's eyes brimming with tears

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 眼淚突然湧出,但係又未流出嚟;形容人突然間情緒激動

Examples

  • 她热泪盈眶。

    Tears filled her eyes.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 他热泪盈眶。

    His eyes were brimming over with tears.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 一提起佢過咗身嘅老婆,佢就熱激盈眶。

    His eyes brim with tears when we mention his pass-away wife.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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