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▶ to cry until one runs out of tears |
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| 3. | A 2023-07-14 23:22:19 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | I indexed the sentence. |
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| 2. | A 2023-07-14 23:20:02 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| 1. | A* 2023-07-14 08:08:54 Opencooper | |
| Refs: | * https://ja.hinative.com/questions/15025334 * https://eikaiwa.dmm.com/uknow/questions/8830/ * Example sentence: 彼女はあまり泣いたので涙が枯れてしまった。 She cried till her eyes dried. * eijiro: 涙が枯れるまで泣く cry until no tears are left * https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/kodomo/fromeditor/notice/20200811-OYT8T50053/ * https://dot.asahi.com/webdoku/2014091200002.html |
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| Comments: | Seems idiomatic to me, since the meaning can't be derived from a sense of 「枯れる」. gg5 has "wither; dry up" for 「枯れる」, but that's referring to vegetation. 「涸れる」, which has the same origin, *does* have a sense for things like tears drying out, but the kokugos distinguish the two verbs. |
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