眉睫
méi jié
Pinyin

Definition

眉睫
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méi jié
  1. eyebrows and eyelashes
  2. nearby

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
睫毛
jié máo
  1. 1 eyelashes
美眉
měi méi
  1. 1 (coll.) pretty girl
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
愁眉不展
chóu méi bù zhǎn
  1. 1 with a worried frown
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
眉心
méi xīn
  1. 1 (the space) between the eyebrows
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
眉飞色舞
méi fēi sè wǔ
  1. 1 smiles of exultation
  2. 2 radiant with delight

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)
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)
目不交睫
mù bù jiāo jié
  1. 1 lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to not sleep a wink
目不见睫
mù bù jiàn jié
  1. 1 lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable to see one's own faults
  2. 2 to lack self-awareness
  3. 3 truths too close to home
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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