赤眉 Chì méi ㄔˋ ㄇㄟˊ cek3 mei4
- Red Eyebrows, rebel group involved in the overthrow of the Xin dynasty 新朝 Xīn cháo ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄠˊ
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赤
- 赤字 chì zì ㄔˋ ㄗˋ cek3 zi6 (financial) deficit
- 面红耳赤 面紅耳赤 miàn hóng ěr chì ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄦˇ ㄔˋ min6 hung4 ji5 cek3 flushed with anger (or excitement)
- 术赤 朮赤 Zhú chì ㄓㄨˊ ㄔˋ Jöchi (c. 1182–1227) Mongol army commander, eldest of Genghis Khan's four sons
- 赤佬 chì lǎo ㄔˋ ㄌㄠˇ cek3 lou2 (dialect) scoundrel
- 赤兔 Chì tù ㄔˋ ㄊㄨˋ Red Hare, famous horse of the warlord Lü Bu 吕布 in the Three Kingdoms era
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- 赤匪 chì fěi ㄔˋ ㄈㄟˇ cek3 fei2 red bandit (i.e. PLA soldier (during the civil war) or Chinese communist (Tw))
- 赤坎 Chì kǎn ㄔˋ ㄎㄢˇ cek3 ham3 see 赤坎区
- 赤城 Chì chéng ㄔˋ ㄔㄥˊ cek3 sing4 see 赤城县
- 赤壁 Chì bì ㄔˋ ㄅㄧˋ cek3 bik1 Red Cliffs, historic battlefield in Huangzhou District 黄州区, Huanggang 黄冈市, Hubei, site of the Battle of Red Cliffs in 208 AD
- 赤子 chì zǐ ㄔˋ ㄗˇ cek3 zi2 newborn baby
- 赤峰 Chì fēng ㄔˋ ㄈㄥ cek3 fung1 see 赤峰市
- 赤手 chì shǒu ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ cek3 sau2 with bare hands
- 赤杨 赤楊 chì yáng ㄔˋ ㄧㄤˊ cek3 joeng4 alder tree (genus Alnus)
- 赤水 Chì shuǐ ㄔˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ cek3 seoi2 see 赤水市
- 赤潮 chì cháo ㄔˋ ㄔㄠˊ cek3 ciu4 algal bloom
- 赤狐 chì hú ㄔˋ ㄏㄨˊ cek3 wu4 red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
- 赤老 chì lǎo ㄔˋ ㄌㄠˇ cek3 lou5 variant of 赤佬
- 赤脚 赤腳 chì jiǎo ㄔˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ cek3 goek3 barefoot
- 赤膊 chì bó ㄔˋ ㄅㄛˊ cek3 bok3 bare to the waist
- 赤裸 chì luǒ ㄔˋ ㄌㄨㄛˇ cek3 lo2 naked
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)
- 赤膊上阵 赤膊上陣 chì bó shàng zhèn ㄔˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄣˋ cek3 bok3 soeng5 zan6 lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
- 赤胆忠心 赤膽忠心 chì dǎn zhōng xīn ㄔˋ ㄉㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ cek3 daam2 zung1 sam1 lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
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- 赤贫如洗 赤貧如洗 chì pín rú xǐ ㄔˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧˇ cek3 pan4 jyu4 sai2 without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- 金无足赤 金無足赤 jīn wú zú chì ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄔˋ gam1 mou4 zuk1 cek3 not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom); no-one is perfect
- 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
- 愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 to look anxious (idiom)
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- 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