举案齐眉
jǔ àn qí méi
Pinyin

Definition

举案齐眉
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jǔ àn qí méi
  1. lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

图案
tú àn
  1. 1 design
  2. 2 pattern
方案
fāng àn
  1. 1 plan
  2. 2 program (for action etc)
  3. 3 proposal
  4. 4 proposed bill
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],套[tào]
案
àn
  1. 1 (legal) case
  2. 2 incident
  3. 3 record
  4. 4 file
  5. 5 table
档案
dàng àn
  1. 1 file
  2. 2 record
  3. 3 archive
眉毛
méi mao
  1. 1 eyebrow
  2. 2 CL:根[gēn]
答案
dá àn
  1. 1 answer
  2. 2 solution
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
谋杀案
móu shā àn
  1. 1 murder case
作案
zuò àn
  1. 1 to commit a crime
备案
bèi àn
  1. 1 to put on record
  2. 2 to file
命案
mìng àn
  1. 1 homicide case
  2. 2 murder case
报案
bào àn
  1. 1 to report a case to the authorities
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
拍案
pāi àn
  1. 1 lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc)
  2. 2 fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc
提案
tí àn
  1. 1 proposal
  2. 2 draft resolution
  3. 3 motion (to be debated)
  4. 4 to propose a bill
  5. 5 to make a proposal
抢劫案
qiǎng jié àn
  1. 1 robbery
  2. 2 holdup
文案
wén àn
  1. 1 (newspapers etc) copy
  2. 2 copywriter
  3. 3 (office etc) paperwork
  4. 4 (old) secretary
  5. 5 clerk
案件
àn jiàn
  1. 1 case
  2. 2 instance
  3. 3 CL:宗[zōng],樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ]
案例
àn lì
  1. 1 case (law)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
案卷
àn juàn
  1. 1 records
  2. 2 files
  3. 3 archives

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)
堆案盈几
duī àn yíng jī
  1. 1 lit. piles of work and papers (idiom); fig. accumulated backlog of work
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
拍案叫绝
pāi àn jiào jué
  1. 1 lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!
  3. 3 great!
拍案而起
pāi àn ér qǐ
  1. 1 lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
  2. 2 unable to take it any more
拍案惊奇
pāi àn jīng qí
  1. 1 to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!
案兵束甲
àn bīng shù jiǎ
  1. 1 to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
案甲休兵
àn jiǎ xiū bīng
  1. 1 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
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)

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