扬眉
扬眉揚眉 yáng méi ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄟˊ joeng4 mei4
- to raise eyebrows
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扬
- 宣扬宣揚 xuān yáng ㄒㄩㄢ ㄧㄤˊ syun1 joeng4 to publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide
- 弘扬弘揚 hóng yáng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ wang4 joeng4 to enhance
- 张扬張揚 zhāng yáng ㄓㄤ ㄧㄤˊ zoeng1 joeng4 to display ostentatiously
- 发扬發揚 fā yáng ㄈㄚ ㄧㄤˊ faat3 joeng4 to develop
- 表扬表揚 biǎo yáng ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄤˊ biu2 joeng4 to praise
- 赞扬讚揚 zàn yáng ㄗㄢˋ ㄧㄤˊ zaan3 joeng4 to praise
眉
- 眉毛 méi mao ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄇㄠ mei4 mou4 eyebrow
- 眉头眉頭 méi tóu ㄇㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ mei4 tau4 brows
- 愁眉苦脸愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 to look anxious (idiom)
- 眉开眼笑眉開眼笑 méi kāi yǎn xiào ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ mei4 hoi1 ngaan5 siu3 brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
- 娥眉 é méi ㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ ngo4 mei4 variant of 蛾眉[e2 mei2]
- 展眉 zhǎn méi ㄓㄢˇ ㄇㄟˊ zin2 mei4 to beam with joy
Idioms with these characters
- 惩恶扬善懲惡揚善 chéng è yáng shàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄜˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄢˋ cing4 ok3 joeng4 sin6 to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
- 发扬踔厉發揚踔厲 fā yáng chuō lì ㄈㄚ ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄛ ㄌㄧˋ faat3 joeng4 coek3 lai6 to be full of vigor (idiom)
- 分道扬镳分道揚鑣 fēn dào yáng biāo ㄈㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄧㄠ fan1 dou6 joeng4 biu1 lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)
- 纷纷扬扬紛紛揚揚 fēn fēn yáng yáng ㄈㄣ ㄈㄣ ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ fan1 fan1 joeng4 joeng4 (idiom) (of leaves etc) fluttering about
- 激浊扬清激濁揚清 jī zhuó yáng qīng ㄐㄧ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥ gik1 zuk6 joeng4 cing1 lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good
- 白眉赤眼 bái méi chì yǎn ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄔˋ ㄧㄢˇ baak6 mei4 cek3 ngaan5 for no reason (idiom)
- 白首齐眉白首齊眉 bái shǒu qí méi ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˊ baak6 sau2 cai4 mei4 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
- 不让须眉不讓鬚眉 bù ràng xū méi ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄤˋ ㄒㄩ ㄇㄟˊ bat1 joeng6 sou1 mei4 (idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc
- 愁眉苦脸愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 to look anxious (idiom)
- 慈眉善目 cí méi shàn mù ㄘˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ ci4 mei4 sin6 muk6 (idiom) kind-looking; benevolent-looking