nước mắt cá sấu

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === nước mắt (“tear”) +‎ cá sấu (“crocodilian”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˧˦ mat̚˧˦ kaː˧˦ səw˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥ kaː˨˩˦ ʂəw˨˩˦] ~ [nɨək̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥ kaː˨˩˦ səw˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥ kaː˦˥ ʂəw˦˥] ~ [nɨək̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥ kaː˦˥ səw˦˥] === Noun === nước mắt cá sấu (idiomatic) crocodile tears