お涙頂戴

おなみだちょうだい

Also written お涙ちょうだい

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale

Kanji

• 涙 tear. Read as なみだ.
• 頂 receive. Read as チョウ.
• 戴 humbly receive. Read as タイ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists