燃眉
rán méi
Pinyin

Definition

燃眉
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rán méi
  1. to burn one's eyebrows
  2. fig. desperately serious situation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

燃
rán
  1. 1 to burn
  2. 2 to ignite
  3. 3 to light
  4. 4 fig. to spark off (hopes)
  5. 5 to start (debate)
  6. 6 to raise (hopes)
燃放
rán fàng
  1. 1 to light
  2. 2 to set off (firecrackers etc)
燃烧
rán shāo
  1. 1 to ignite
  2. 2 to combust
  3. 3 to burn
  4. 4 combustion
  5. 5 flaming
燃起
rán qǐ
  1. 1 to ignite
  2. 2 to light
  3. 3 fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution)
眉
méi
  1. 1 eyebrow
  2. 2 upper margin
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
眉头
méi tóu
  1. 1 brows
美眉
měi méi
  1. 1 (coll.) pretty girl
点燃
diǎn rán
  1. 1 to ignite
  2. 2 to set on fire
  3. 3 aflame
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
峨眉山市
É méi shān shì
  1. 1 Emeishan county level city in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Lè shān], Sichuan
愁眉不展
chóu méi bù zhǎn
  1. 1 with a worried frown
燃料
rán liào
  1. 1 fuel
燃气
rán qì
  1. 1 fuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc)
燃油
rán yóu
  1. 1 fuel oil
燃烧瓶
rán shāo píng
  1. 1 Molotov cocktail
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

Idioms (18)

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)
死灰复燃
sǐ huī fù rán
  1. 1 lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
  2. 2 sth malevolent returns to haunt one
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
煮豆燃萁
zhǔ dòu rán qí
  1. 1 burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife
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)
迫在眉睫
pò zài méi jié
  1. 1 pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent
齐眉
qí méi
  1. 1 mutual respect in marriage
  2. 2 abbr. of idiom 舉案齊眉|举案齐眉[jǔ àn qí méi]

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