眉睫 méi jié ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ mei4 zit6
- eyebrows and eyelashes
- (fig.) close at hand; urgent; pressing; imperative
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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
- 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
睫
- 交睫 jiāo jié ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gaau1 zit3 to close one's eyes (i.e. sleep)
- 倒睫 dào jié ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ dou2 zit3 trichiasis (ingrown eyelashes)
- 睫毛 jié máo ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄠˊ zit3 mou4 eyelashes
- 眼睫毛 yǎn jié máo ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄠˊ ngaan5 zit3 mou4 eyelashes
- 睫毛膏 jié máo gāo ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄍㄠ zit3 mou4 gou1 mascara
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- 睫状体 睫狀體 jié zhuàng tǐ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄊㄧˇ zit3 zong6 tai2 ciliary body (in the eye, containing the focusing muscles)
- 目不交睫 mù bù jiāo jié ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄝˊ muk6 bat1 gaau1 zit6 lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom)
- 目不见睫 目不見睫 mù bù jiàn jié ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ muk6 bat1 gin3 zit6 lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable to see one's own faults
- 迫在眉睫 pò zài méi jié ㄆㄛˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bik1 zoi6 mei4 zit3 pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 目不见睫 目不見睫 mù bù jiàn jié ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ muk6 bat1 gin3 zit6 lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable to see one's own faults
- 目不交睫 mù bù jiāo jié ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄝˊ muk6 bat1 gaau1 zit6 lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom)
- 迫在眉睫 pò zài méi jié ㄆㄛˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bik1 zoi6 mei4 zit3 pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent