眉
méi
Pinyin
Definition
眉
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- eyebrow
- upper margin
Character Decomposition
Idioms (16)
不让须眉
- 1 (idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc
- 2 to be a match for men
- 3 lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)
愁眉苦脸
- 1 to look anxious (idiom)
- 2 to look miserable
慈眉善目
- 1 kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking
- 2 benign-faced
慈眉善眼
- 1 kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking
- 2 benign-faced
横眉怒目
- 1 lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes
- 2 to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)
Sample Sentences
她要她的白马王子眼睛大,眉毛浓,头发微微自然卷,个子还要高,最重要的是要有钱,要能常常买新衣服,买她想要的东西给她。
She wants her Prince Charming to have big eyes, thick eyebrows, slightly curly hair, to be tall, and above all, to have money, to be able to buy new clothes and what she wants all the time.
这实在太不可思议了,简直莫名其妙!眉毛剪不能带就算了,连果酱都不能带。我的身体里面也都是血,血也是黏稠状的,那干脆也把我整个人拿去丢掉算了!
This really is ridiculous, it’s simply outrageous! Forget that you can’t bring tweezers, but jam? There’s blood all throughout my body too, blood is viscous, so why don’t you chuck me out too and call it a day?
所谓雄伟和秀美,所谓外向和内向,所谓戏剧型的和图画型的,所谓戴奥尼苏斯艺术和阿波罗艺术,所谓“金刚怒目,菩萨低眉”,所谓“静如处女,动如脱兔”,姚姬传所谓的阳刚和阴柔,都无非是这两种气质的注脚。
Majesty and grace, extroversion and introversion, theater and painting, Dionysusian art and Apollonian art, the fierce stare of an attendant of the Buddha and the lowered gaze of the Bodhisattva, or the coyness of the maid and the rapidity of the rabbit from 'The Nine Situations' in Sunzi's Art of War, and Yao Nai's concept of masculine and feminine, are all but footnotes to these two aspects.
是啊!詹老板好眼力,有田总这几年,贵公司业绩一路飙升,大家都称赞田总巾帼不让须眉!
Yeah! Mr Zhan has a good eye, having Ms Tian for all these years, your company has had success after success. Everyone praises Ms Tian, saying that she's a match for any man.
怎么了,这两天看你一副愁眉苦脸的样子,情绪那么低落,出什么事了吗?
What's wrong? You've been looking miserable for the past couple of days. Why are you in such low spirits? Did something happen?
张灯结彩庆新婚,一拜天地再高堂,宜室宜家满庭芳,从此白首享齐眉。
Here we see lanterns and coloured banners to celebrate the newlyweds. First kowtow to the heavens and the earth, then to your parents. We wish you a happy and satisfying life and that you may respect each other from now until you're old and grey.
浏海剪到眉毛的位置,不要太短。
Can you leave my fringe at around my eyebrows. I don't want it to be too short.
你怎么一脸愁眉苦脸的样子?
Why are you looking so glum?
再说,手机屏幕那么小,看不清楚字的时候,我们会眯眼,然后眉间纹也出来了。
And what's more, because the screens of cell phones are so small, you have to squint when you can't make out the characters, so your frown lines will become more pronounced too.
眉毛
eyebrow(s)