méi

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Definitions

  1. 1. eyebrow
  2. 2. upper margin

Example Sentences

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他聽到那個時,皺起了 頭。
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Words Containing 眉

愁眉苦脸
chóu méi kǔ liǎn

to look anxious (idiom)

眉毛
méi mao

eyebrow

眉开眼笑
méi kāi yǎn xiào

brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy

三道眉草鹀
sān dào méi cǎo wú

(bird species of China) meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)

不让须眉
bù ràng xū méi

(idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc

丢眉丢眼
diū méi diū yǎn

to wink at sb

丢眉弄色
diū méi nòng sè

to wink at sb

低眉顺眼
dī méi shùn yǎn

docile; submissive

做眉做眼
zuò méi zuò yǎn

to frown

八字眉
bā zì méi

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喜山白眉朱雀
xǐ shān bái méi zhū què

(bird species of China) Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura)

喜山红眉朱雀
xǐ shān hóng méi zhū què

(bird species of China) Himalayan beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus)

展眉
zhǎn méi

to beam with joy

峨眉山
é méi shān

Mt Emei in Sichuan, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Samantabhadra 普賢|普贤[pǔ xián]

峨眉山市
é méi shān shì

Emeishan, county-level city in Leshan 樂山|乐山[lè shān], Sichuan

峨眉柳莺
é méi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Emei leaf warbler (Phylloscopus emeiensis)

峨眉乡
é méi xiāng

Emei township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan

巾帼须眉
jīn guó xū méi

woman with a manly spirit

愁眉不展
chóu méi bù zhǎn

with a worried frown

慈眉善目
cí méi shàn mù

kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking

慈眉善眼
cí méi shàn yǎn

lit. kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom)

扫眉
sǎo méi

to paint the eyebrows

扬眉
yáng méi

to raise eyebrows

挤眉弄眼
jǐ méi nòng yǎn

to make eyes

书眉
shū méi

header

有眉目
yǒu méi mù

to begin to take shape

柳眉
liǔ méi

long, shapely eyebrows

柳叶眉
liǔ yè méi

see 柳眉[liǔ méi]

棕眉山岩鹨
zōng méi shān yán liù

(bird species of China) Siberian accentor (Prunella montanella)

棕眉柳莺
zōng méi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) yellow-streaked warbler (Phylloscopus armandii)

横眉
héng méi

to concentrate one's eyebrows

横眉冷对千夫指
héng méi lěng duì qiān fū zhǐ

to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)

横眉怒目
héng méi nù mù

lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes

横眉立目
héng méi lì mù

to scowl and stare down

横眉竖眼
héng méi shù yǎn

to scowl fiercely

淡灰眉岩鹀
dàn huī méi yán wú

(bird species of China) rock bunting (Emberiza cia)

淡眉柳莺
dàn méi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Hume's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus humei)

浓眉大眼
nóng méi dà yǎn

thick eyebrows and big eyes

火烧眉毛
huǒ shāo méi mao

lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation

燃眉
rán méi

to burn one's eyebrows

燃眉之急
rán méi zhī jí

lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation

玫红眉朱雀
méi hóng méi zhū què

(bird species of China) pink-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus rodochroa)

画眉
huà méi

to apply makeup to the eyebrows

白眉地鸫
bái méi dì dōng

(bird species of China) Siberian thrush (Geokichla sibirica)

白眉姬鹟
bái méi jī wēng

(bird species of China) yellow-rumped flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia)

白眉山雀
bái méi shān què

(bird species of China) white-browed tit (Poecile superciliosus)

白眉山鹧鸪
bái méi shān zhè gū

(bird species of China) white-necklaced partridge (Arborophila gingica)

白眉扇尾鹟
bái méi shàn wěi wēng

(bird species of China) white-browed fantail (Rhipidura aureola)

白眉拳
bái méi quán

Pak Mei or Bak Mei - \White Eyebrow\ (Chinese Martial Art)

白眉朱雀
bái méi zhū què

(bird species of China) chinese white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus dubius)

白眉林鸲
bái méi lín qú

(bird species of China) white-browed bush robin (Tarsiger indicus)

白眉棕啄木鸟
bái méi zōng zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) white-browed piculet (Sasia ochracea)

白眉歌鸫
bái méi gē dōng

(bird species of China) redwing (Turdus iliacus)

白眉秧鸡
bái méi yāng jī

(bird species of China) white-browed crake (Porzana cinerea)

白眉蓝姬鹟
bái méi lán jī wēng

(bird species of China) ultramarine flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris)

白眉赤眼
bái méi chì yǎn

for no reason (idiom)

白眉雀鹛
bái méi què méi

(bird species of China) white-browed fulvetta (Fulvetta vinipectus)

白眉鸭
bái méi yā

(bird species of China) garganey (Anas querquedula)

白眉鹀
bái méi wú

(bird species of China) Tristram's bunting (Emberiza tristrami)

白眉鸫
bái méi dōng

(bird species of China) eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus)

皱眉
zhòu méi

to frown

皱眉头
zhòu méi tóu

to scowl

直眉瞪眼
zhí méi dèng yǎn

to stare angrily or vacantly

眉来眼去
méi lái yǎn qù

(idiom) to make eyes; to exchange flirting glances with sb

眉宇
méi yǔ

(literary) forehead

眉尖
méi jiān

eyebrows (esp. as sth knitted 皺|皱[zhòu] into a frown)

眉山
méi shān

Meishan prefecture-level city in Sichuan

眉山市
méi shān shì

Meishan prefecture-level city in Sichuan

眉心
méi xīn

(the space) between the eyebrows

眉心轮
méi xīn lún

ājñā or ajna, the brow or third eye chakra 查克拉, residing in the forehead

眉批
méi pī

headnotes

眉月
méi yuè

waxing crescent (moon)

眉梢
méi shāo

tip of brow

眉毛钳
méi máo qián

tweezers

眉毛胡子一把抓
méi mao hú zi yī bǎ zhuā

careless

眉清目秀
méi qīng mù xiù

pretty

眉目
méi mù

general facial appearance; features

眉目
méi mu

progress

眉目传情
méi mù chuán qíng

to make sheep eyes at

眉眼
méi yǎn

brows and eyes

眉眼传情
méi yǎn chuán qíng

to give the eye to

眉睫
méi jié

eyebrows and eyelashes

眉端
méi duān

tip of the eyebrows

眉笔
méi bǐ

eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)

眉县
méi xiàn

Mei County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[bǎo jī], Shaanxi

眉角
méi jiǎo

outer tip of the eyebrow

眉间
méi jiān

the flat area of forehead between the eyebrows

眉间轮
méi jiān lún

ājñā or ajna, the brow or third eye chakra 查克拉, residing in the forehead

眉头
méi tóu

brows

眉飞色舞
méi fēi sè wǔ

smiles of exultation

眉黛
méi dài

eyebrows (with umber black make-up)

红眉朱雀
hóng méi zhū què

(bird species of China) Chinese beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus davidianus)

红眉松雀
hóng méi sōng què

(bird species of China) crimson-browed finch (Carpodacus subhimachalus)

紫芝眉宇
zǐ zhī méi yǔ

your appearance (honorific)

美眉
měi méi

(coll.) pretty girl

台湾画眉
tái wān huà méi

(bird species of China) Taiwan hwamei (Garrulax taewanus)

举案齐眉
jǔ àn qí méi

lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage

苍眉蝗莺
cāng méi huáng yīng

(bird species of China) Gray's grasshopper warbler (Locustella fasciolata)

蓝眉林鸲
lán méi lín qú

(bird species of China) Himalayan bluetail (Tarsiger rufilatus)

蛾眉
é méi

(fig.) beautiful woman

蛾眉皓齿
é méi hào chǐ

beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman

贼眉贼眼
zéi méi zéi yǎn

see 賊眉鼠眼|贼眉鼠眼[zéi méi shǔ yǎn]

贼眉鼠眼
zéi méi shǔ yǎn

shifty-eyed

赤眉
chì méi

Red Eyebrows, rebel group involved in the overthrow of the Xin dynasty 新朝[xīn cháo]

蹙眉
cù méi

to frown

迫在眉睫
pò zài méi jié

pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent

颦眉
pín méi

to knit one's brows

须眉
xū méi

man or men (formal)

黄眉姬鹟
huáng méi jī wēng

(bird species of China) narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina)

黄眉林雀
huáng méi lín què

(bird species of China) yellow-browed tit (Sylviparus modestus)

黄眉柳莺
huáng méi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) yellow-browed warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)

黄眉鹀
huáng méi wú

(bird species of China) yellow-browed bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys)

黑眉拟啄木鸟
hēi méi nǐ zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) Chinese barbet (Megalaima faber)

黑眉柳莺
hēi méi liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) sulphur-breasted warbler (Phylloscopus ricketti)

黑眉苇莺
hēi méi wěi yīng

(bird species of China) black-browed reed warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps)

黑眉蝮蛇
hēi méi fù shé

Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds

黑眉长尾山雀
hēi méi cháng wěi shān què

(bird species of China) black-browed bushtit (Aegithalos bonvaloti)

黑眉雀鹛
hēi méi què méi

(bird species of China) Huet's fulvetta (Alcippe hueti)

黑眉鸦雀
hēi méi yā què

(bird species of China) pale-billed parrotbill (Chleuasicus atrosuperciliaris)

齐眉
qí méi

mutual respect in marriage