赤眉
Chì méi
Pinyin

Definition

赤眉
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Chì méi
  1. Red Eyebrows, rebel group involved in the overthrow of the Xin dynasty 新朝[Xīn cháo]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

眉毛
méi mao
  1. 1 eyebrow
  2. 2 CL:根[gēn]
眉眼
méi yǎn
  1. 1 brows and eyes
  2. 2 appearance
  3. 3 looks
  4. 4 countenance
赤
chì
  1. 1 red
  2. 2 scarlet
  3. 3 bare
  4. 4 naked
赤壁
Chì bì
  1. 1 Chibi county level city in Xianning 咸宁市, Hubei
  2. 2 Chibi or Red Cliff in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区 of Huanggang city 黄冈, Hubei, scene of the famous battle of Red Cliff of 208
赤裸
chì luǒ
  1. 1 naked
  2. 2 bare
峨眉
É méi
  1. 1 Emei township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xīn zhú Xiàn], northwest Taiwan
峨眉山
É méi Shān
  1. 1 Mt Emei in Sichuan, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Samantabhadra 普賢|普贤[Pǔ xián]
  2. 2 Emeishan city
画眉
huà méi
  1. 1 to apply makeup to the eyebrows
  2. 2 (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus)
皱眉
zhòu méi
  1. 1 to frown
  2. 2 to knit one's brow
眉
méi
  1. 1 eyebrow
  2. 2 upper margin
眉来眼去
méi lái yǎn qù
  1. 1 lit. eyes and eyebrows come and go (idiom); to make eyes
  2. 2 to exchange flirting glances with sb
眉山
Méi shān
  1. 1 Meishan prefecture-level city in Sichuan
眉梢
méi shāo
  1. 1 tip of brow
眉清目秀
méi qīng mù xiù
  1. 1 pretty
  2. 2 with delicate features
眉目
méi mù
  1. 1 general facial appearance
  2. 2 features
  3. 3 arrangement
  4. 4 sequence of ideas
  5. 5 logic (of writing)
  6. 6 rough sketch or general idea of things
眉笔
méi bǐ
  1. 1 eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
眉间
méi jiān
  1. 1 the flat area of forehead between the eyebrows
  2. 2 glabella
眉头
méi tóu
  1. 1 brows
美眉
měi méi
  1. 1 (coll.) pretty girl
赤子
chì zǐ
  1. 1 newborn baby
  2. 2 the people (of a country)

Idioms (20)

不让须眉
bù ràng xū méi
  1. 1 (idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc
  2. 2 to be a match for men
  3. 3 lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)
愁眉苦脸
chóu méi kǔ liǎn
  1. 1 to look anxious (idiom)
  2. 2 to look miserable
慈眉善目
cí méi shàn mù
  1. 1 kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking
  2. 2 benign-faced
慈眉善眼
cí méi shàn yǎn
  1. 1 kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking
  2. 2 benign-faced
横眉怒目
héng méi nù mù
  1. 1 lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes
  2. 2 to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)
火烧眉毛
huǒ shāo méi mao
  1. 1 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
  2. 2 extreme emergency
燃眉之急
rán méi zhī jí
  1. 1 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
  2. 2 extreme emergency
白眉赤眼
bái méi chì yǎn
  1. 1 for no reason (idiom)
白首齐眉
bái shǒu qí méi
  1. 1 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
眉来眼去
méi lái yǎn qù
  1. 1 lit. eyes and eyebrows come and go (idiom); to make eyes
  2. 2 to exchange flirting glances with sb
眉开眼笑
méi kāi yǎn xiào
  1. 1 brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
  2. 2 all smiles
举案齐眉
jǔ àn qí méi
  1. 1 lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage
蛾眉皓齿
é méi hào chǐ
  1. 1 beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman
贼眉鼠眼
zéi méi shǔ yǎn
  1. 1 shifty-eyed
  2. 2 crafty-looking (idiom)
赤手空拳
chì shǒu kōng quán
  1. 1 empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing to rely on
  2. 2 unarmed and defenseless
赤膊上阵
chì bó shàng zhèn
  1. 1 lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to go all out
  3. 3 to come out in the open
赤胆忠心
chì dǎn zhōng xīn
  1. 1 lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
  2. 2 to serve sb with body and soul
赤贫如洗
chì pín rú xǐ
  1. 1 without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
  2. 2 impoverished
近朱者赤，近墨者黑
jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi
  1. 1 those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
  2. 2 you are the product of your environment
迫在眉睫
pò zài méi jié
  1. 1 pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent

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