扬眉 揚眉
扬眉 揚眉 yáng méi ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄟˊ joeng4 mei4
- to raise eyebrows
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扬 揚
- 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
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- 赞扬 讚揚 zàn yáng ㄗㄢˋ ㄧㄤˊ zaan3 joeng4 to praise
- 得意扬扬 得意揚揚 dé yì yáng yáng ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ dak1 ji3 joeng4 joeng4 variant of 得意洋洋
- 抑扬顿挫 抑揚頓挫 yì yáng dùn cuò ㄧˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ jik1 joeng4 deon6 co3 see 顿挫抑扬
- 沸沸扬扬 沸沸揚揚 fèi fèi yáng yáng ㄈㄟˋ ㄈㄟˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ fai3 fai3 joeng4 joeng4 bubbling and gurgling
- 发扬光大 發揚光大 fā yáng guāng dà ㄈㄚ ㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄉㄚˋ faat3 joeng4 gwong1 daai6 to develop and promote
- 上扬 上揚 shàng yáng ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄤˊ soeng6 joeng4 (of prices etc) to rise
- 传扬 傳揚 chuán yáng ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄤˊ cyun4 joeng4 to spread (by word of mouth)
- 唐扬 唐揚 táng yáng ㄊㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ tong4 joeng4 Japanese-style fried food, usually chicken (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 唐揚げ "karaage")
- 宏扬 宏揚 hóng yáng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ wang4 joeng4 variant of 弘扬
- 张扬 張揚 Zhāng Yáng ㄓㄤ ㄧㄤˊ zoeng1 joeng4 Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
- 悠扬 悠揚 yōu yáng ㄧㄡ ㄧㄤˊ jau4 joeng4 melodious; mellifluous
- 抑扬 抑揚 yì yáng ㄧˋ ㄧㄤˊ jik1 joeng4 modulation (rising and falling pitch)
- 卷扬 捲揚 juǎn yáng ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄧㄤˊ gyun2 joeng4 a whirlwind
- 揄扬 揄揚 yú yáng ㄩˊ ㄧㄤˊ jyu4 joeng4 to praise
- 扬中 揚中 Yáng zhōng ㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ joeng4 zung1 see 扬中市
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
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- 展眉 zhǎn méi ㄓㄢˇ ㄇㄟˊ zin2 mei4 to beam with joy
- 峨眉 É méi ㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ ngo4 mei4 (used in place names, notably 峨眉山 Mount Emei in Sichuan)
- 扫眉 掃眉 sǎo méi ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ sou3 mei4 to paint the eyebrows
- 书眉 書眉 shū méi ㄕㄨ ㄇㄟˊ syu1 mei4 header
- 柳眉 liǔ méi ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄟˊ lau5 mei4 long, shapely eyebrows
- 横眉 橫眉 héng méi ㄏㄥˊ ㄇㄟˊ waang4 mei4 to concentrate one's eyebrows
- 燃眉 rán méi ㄖㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ jin4 mei4 to burn one's eyebrows
- 画眉 畫眉 huà méi ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ waa6 mei4 to apply makeup to the eyebrows
- 皱眉 皺眉 zhòu méi ㄓㄡˋ ㄇㄟˊ zau3 mei4 to frown
- 眉宇 méi yǔ ㄇㄟˊ ㄩˇ mei4 jyu5 (literary) forehead
- 眉尖 méi jiān ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢ mei4 zim1 eyebrows (esp. as sth knitted 皱 into a frown)
- 眉山 Méi shān ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄢ mei4 saan1 see 眉山市
- 眉心 méi xīn ㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ mei4 sam1 (the space) between the eyebrows
- 眉批 méi pī ㄇㄟˊ ㄆㄧ mei4 pai1 headnotes
- 眉月 méi yuè ㄇㄟˊ ㄩㄝˋ mei4 jyut6 waxing crescent (moon)
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)
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- 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
- 名扬四海 名揚四海 míng yáng sì hǎi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ ming4 joeng4 sei3 hoi2 to become known far and wide (idiom)
- 其貌不扬 其貌不揚 qí mào bù yáng ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄤˊ kei4 maau6 bat1 joeng4 (idiom) nothing special to look at
- 神采飞扬 神采飛揚 shén cǎi fēi yáng ㄕㄣˊ ㄘㄞˇ ㄈㄟ ㄧㄤˊ san4 coi2 fei1 joeng4 in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor
- 扬长避短 揚長避短 yáng cháng bì duǎn ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ joeng4 coeng4 bei6 dyun2 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
- 扬幡招魂 揚幡招魂 yáng fān zhāo hún ㄧㄤˊ ㄈㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄏㄨㄣˊ lit. to raise a banner to summon the soul of a dying person (idiom)
- 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
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- 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
- 蛾眉皓齿 蛾眉皓齒 é méi hào chǐ ㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄏㄠˋ ㄔˇ ngo4 mei4 hou6 ci2 beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman
- 横眉怒目 橫眉怒目 héng méi nù mù ㄏㄥˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄋㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ waang4 mei4 nou6 muk6 lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes
- 火烧眉毛 火燒眉毛 huǒ shāo méi mao ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄠ ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄇㄠ fo2 siu1 mei4 mou4 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
- 剑眉星目 劍眉星目 jiàn méi xīng mù ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄇㄨˋ gim3 mei4 sing1 muk6 (idiom) straight, thick, upward-inclined eyebrows and eyes that are bright and full of spirit; striking, handsome features; dashing, heroic appearance
- 举案齐眉 舉案齊眉 jǔ àn qí méi ㄐㄩˇ ㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˊ geoi2 on3 cai4 mei4 lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage