画眉 畫眉
画眉 畫眉 huà méi ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ waa6 mei4
- to apply makeup to the eyebrows
- (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus)
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More words with these characters
画 畫
- 刻画 刻畫 kè huà ㄎㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ hak1 waak6 to portray
- 动画 動畫 dòng huà ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ dung6 waa2 animation
- 勾画 勾畫 gōu huà ㄍㄡ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ngau1 waak6 to sketch out
- 国画 國畫 guó huà ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ gwok3 waa2 traditional Chinese painting
- 图画 圖畫 tú huà ㄊㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tou4 waa2 drawing
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- 壁画 壁畫 bì huà ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ bik1 waa2 mural (painting)
- 年画 年畫 nián huà ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ nin4 waak6 New Year (Spring Festival) picture
- 油画 油畫 yóu huà ㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ jau4 waa2 oil painting
- 漫画 漫畫 màn huà ㄇㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ maan6 waa2 caricature
- 画儿 畫兒 huà r ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄦ waa2 ji4 picture
- 画册 畫冊 huà cè ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄘㄜˋ waa2 caak3 picture album
- 画家 畫家 huà jiā ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ waa2 gaa1 painter
- 画展 畫展 huà zhǎn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄢˇ waa2 zin2 art exhibition
- 画面 畫面 huà miàn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ waa2 min6 scene
- 绘画 繪畫 huì huà ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ kui2 waa2 to draw; to paint
- 计画 計畫 jì huà ㄐㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ gai3 waak6 variant of 计划
- 中国画 中國畫 Zhōng guó huà ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ zung1 gwok3 waa2 Chinese painting
- 动画片 動畫片 dòng huà piàn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄆㄧㄢˋ dung6 waa2 pin2 animated film
- 指手画脚 指手畫腳 zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo ㄓˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ zi2 sau2 waak6 goek3 to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
- 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
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
- 燃眉 rán méi ㄖㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ jin4 mei4 to burn one's 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
- 画饼充饥 畫餅充飢 huà bǐng chōng jī ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ waak6 beng2 cung1 gei1 lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
- 画荻教子 畫荻教子 huà dí jiào zǐ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ waak6 dik6 gaau3 zi2 to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
- 画地为牢 畫地為牢 huà dì wéi láo ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄠˊ waak6 dei6 wai4 lou4 lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
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- 画地自限 畫地自限 huà dì zì xiàn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ waak6 dei6 zi6 haan6 lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)
- 画虎类犬 畫虎類犬 huà hǔ lèi quǎn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ waak6 fu2 leoi6 hyun2 to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)
- 画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ waak6 lung4 dim2 zing1 to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
- 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 琴棋书画 琴棋書畫 qín qí shū huà ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ kam4 kei4 syu1 waa2 (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
- 照猫画虎 照貓畫虎 zhào māo huà hǔ ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨˇ ziu3 maau1 waak6 fu2 lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject
- 指手画脚 指手畫腳 zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo ㄓˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ zi2 sau2 waak6 goek3 to gesticulate while talking (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