眉 [－]

Jyutping mei4
Pinyin méi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. eyebrow
  2. upper margin
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. eyebrow/upper margin/side
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    眼眶​對​上​、​額頭​對​落​打橫​排​嘅​毛​髮​（​量​詞​：​條​／​堂​）
    eyebrow
    • 畫眉
      画眉
      waak6 mei4
      to colour one's eyebrows using an eyebrow pencil
    • 紋眉
      纹眉
      man4 mei4
      cosmetic eyebrow tattoo
  2. 近義詞
    眉毛、眼眉、眼眉毛
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    eyebrow (Classifier: 條／条 c; 堂 c)
  2. character, broadly
    upper margin of a book, leaflet, or page; header
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. eyebrows
  2. upper margin of book
  3. Cangjie Input
    AHBU
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #585
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    小林的眉毛长得浓，眼睛又大，睫毛很长。
    小林的眉毛長得濃，眼睛又大，睫毛很長。
    xiǎo lín de méi mao zhǎng de nóng ， yǎn jing yòu dà ， jié máo hěn zhǎng 。
    • Xiaolin's eyebrows are thick, his eyes are big, and his eyelashes are long.
    • Kobayashi's eyebrows are thick, his eyes are big, and his eyelashes are long.
  2. Mandarin
    如果我们挑起一根眉毛，这可以解释为“我想跟你发生性关系”，但也可以解释为“我发现你刚才说的完全是傻话”。
    如果我們挑起一根眉毛，這可以解釋為“我想跟你發生性關係”，但也可以解釋為“我發現你剛才説的完全是傻話”。
    rú guǒ wǒ men tiǎo qǐ yī gēn méi mao ， zhè kě yǐ jiě shì wèi “ wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ fā shēng xìng guān xi ”， dàn yě kě yǐ jiě shì wèi “ wǒ fā xiàn nǐ gāng cái shuō de wán quán shì shǎ huà ”。
    • If you raise an eyebrow, it can mean "I want to have sex with you", but also "I find that what you just said is completely idiotic."
  3. Mandarin
    老太太皱著眉头。
    老太太皺著眉頭。
    lǎo tài tai zhòu zhù méi tóu 。
    • The old woman knitted her brows.
  4. Mandarin
    汤姆皱著眉头。
    湯姆皺著眉頭。
    tāng mǔ zhòu zhù méi tóu 。
    • Tom frowned.
  5. Mandarin
    他听到那个时，皱起了眉头。
    他聽到那個時，皺起了眉頭。
    tā tīng dào nà ge shí ， zhòu qǐ le méi tóu 。
    • On hearing that, he knitted his brow.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    哦，你修咗眼眉，系咪？
    哦，你修咗眼眉，係咪？
    ngo4 ， nei5 sau1 zo2 ngaan5 mei4 ， hai6 mi1 ？
    • Oh, you did your brows, didn't you?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    修眉
    修眉
    sau1 mei4
    • to shape eyebrows
  2. Cantonese
    呢个男人西装骨骨，竟然喺地铁度非礼女学生，真系好眉好貌生沙虱嘞。
    呢個男人西裝骨骨，竟然喺地鐵度非禮女學生，真係好眉好貌生沙虱嘞。
    ni1 go3 naam4 jan2 sai1 zong1 gwat1 gwat1, ging2 jin4 hai2 dei6 tit3 dou6 fei1 lai5 neoi5 hok6 saang1, zan1 hai6 hou2 mei4 hou2 maau6 saang1 saa1 sat1 laak3.
    • This man, wearing a well-tailored suit, dressed decently, molested a schoolgirl on an MTR train; all that glitters is not gold.
  3. Cantonese
    画眉
    畫眉
    waak6 mei4
    • to colour one's eyebrows using an eyebrow pencil
  4. Cantonese
    纹眉
    紋眉
    man4 mei4
    • cosmetic eyebrow tattoo
  5. Cantonese
    佢堂眉好粗。
    佢堂眉好粗。
    keoi5 tong4 mei4 hou2 cou1.
    • His eyebrows are thick.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    家姐嫌眉形唔够靓，想修返好佢。
    家姐嫌眉形唔夠靚，想修返好佢。
    gaa1 ze1 jim4 mei4 jing4 m4 gau3 leng3, soeng2 sau1 faan1 hou2 keoi5.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    举案齐眉
    舉案齊眉
    jǔ àn qí méi
    • literally, "to raise the tray to eyebrow level (as a sign of respect)"
  2. Mandarin
    皱眉
    皺眉
    zhòu méi
    • to frown; to knit one's brows; to scowl
  3. Mandarin
    眉清目秀
    眉清目秀
    méi qīng mù xiù
    • with delicate features
  4. Mandarin
    眉飞色舞
    眉飛色舞
    méi fēi sè wǔ
    • to beam with joy
  5. Mandarin
    不由得蹙起眉头
    不由得蹙起眉頭
    bù yóu dé cù qǐ méi tóu
    • [he] could not help but knit his brows