燃眉 rán méi ㄖㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ jin4 mei4
- to burn one's eyebrows
- fig. desperately serious situation
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燃
- 燃放 rán fàng ㄖㄢˊ ㄈㄤˋ jin4 fong3 to light
- 燃料 rán liào ㄖㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jin4 liu2 fuel
- 燃气 燃氣 rán qì ㄖㄢˊ ㄑㄧˋ jin4 hei3 fuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc)
- 燃油 rán yóu ㄖㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ jin4 jau4 fuel oil
- 燃烧 燃燒 rán shāo ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄠ jin4 siu1 to ignite
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- 点燃 點燃 diǎn rán ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ dim2 jin4 to ignite
- 内燃 內燃 nèi rán ㄋㄟˋ ㄖㄢˊ noi6 jin4 (attributive) internal combustion
- 可燃 kě rán ㄎㄜˇ ㄖㄢˊ ho2 jin4 inflammable
- 引燃 yǐn rán ㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄢˊ jan5 jin4 to ignite
- 燃煤 rán méi ㄖㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ jin4 mui4 coal fuel
- 燃爆 rán bào ㄖㄢˊ ㄅㄠˋ jin4 baau3 to cause to explode
- 燃耗 rán hào ㄖㄢˊ ㄏㄠˋ jin4 hou3 fuel consumption
- 燃起 rán qǐ ㄖㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ jin4 hei2 to ignite
- 燃香 rán xiāng ㄖㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ jin4 hoeng1 to burn incense
- 燃点 燃點 rán diǎn ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ jin4 dim2 to ignite; to set fire to; to light
- 爆燃 bào rán ㄅㄠˋ ㄖㄢˊ baau3 jin4 to deflagrate
- 自燃 zì rán ㄗˋ ㄖㄢˊ zi6 jin4 spontaneous combustion
- 闪燃 閃燃 shǎn rán ㄕㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ sim2 jin4 flashover
- 阻燃 zǔ rán ㄗㄨˇ ㄖㄢˊ zo2 jin4 fire resistant
- 阴燃 陰燃 yīn rán ㄧㄣ ㄖㄢˊ jam1 jin4 to burn without flame; to smolder
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
- 扬眉 揚眉 yáng méi ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄟˊ joeng4 mei4 to raise 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
- 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
- 燃眉之急 rán méi zhī jí ㄖㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ jin4 mei4 zi1 gap1 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
- 死灰复燃 死灰復燃 sǐ huī fù rán ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ sei2 fui1 fuk6 jin4 lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
- 煮豆燃萁 zhǔ dòu rán qí ㄓㄨˇ ㄉㄡˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ zyu2 dau6 jin4 kei4 burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife
- 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