蛾眉 é méi ㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ ngo4 mei4
- (fig.) beautiful woman
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蛾
- 灯蛾 燈蛾 dēng é ㄉㄥ ㄜˊ dang1 ngo4 moth
- 蛾子 é zi ㄜˊ ˙ㄗ ngo4 zi2 moth
- 蛾类 蛾類 é lèi ㄜˊ ㄌㄟˋ ngo4 leoi6 moth (family)
- 蚕蛾 蠶蛾 cán é ㄘㄢˊ ㄜˊ caam4 ngo4 Chinese silkworm moth (Bombyx mori)
- 飞蛾 飛蛾 fēi é ㄈㄟ ㄜˊ fei1 ngo4 moth
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- 尺蠖蛾 chǐ huò é ㄔˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄜˊ cek3 wok6 ngo4 moth in family Geometridae
- 木蠹蛾 mù dù é ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄨˋ ㄜˊ muk6 dou3 ngo4 wood moth
- 蛾摩拉 É mó lā ㄜˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄌㄚ ngo4 mo1 laai1 Gomorrah
- 苹果蠹蛾 蘋果蠹蛾 píng guǒ dù é ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨˋ ㄜˊ ping4 gwo2 dou3 ngo4 codling moth (Cydia pomonella)
- 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
- 飞蛾投火 飛蛾投火 fēi é tóu huǒ ㄈㄟ ㄜˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ fei1 ngo4 tau4 fo2 lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction
- 飞蛾扑火 飛蛾撲火 fēi é pū huǒ ㄈㄟ ㄜˊ ㄆㄨ ㄏㄨㄛˇ fei1 ngo4 pok3 fo2 the moth flies into the flame
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
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
Show 6 more idioms with 眉
- 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
- 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