méi
nòng
yǎn

common
idiom

Meaning of 挤眉弄眼

挤眉弄眼 means to signal with one's eyes; to wink and make faces. Pronounced jǐ méi nòng yǎn.

  • to signal with one's eyes; to wink and make faces

Definitions & Examples

rén
dōu
duì
méi
nòng
yǎn
 
jiào
bié
 

Several people winked and signaled at him, telling him not to go.

Lǎo
shī
zài
jiǎng
tái
shàng
 
liǎ
jiù
zài
xià
miàn
méi
nòng
yǎn
de
chuán
zhǐ
tiáo
 

While the teacher was at the podium, the two of them were passing notes below, winking and making faces.

Bié
zài
miàn
qián
méi
nòng
yǎn
de
 
mào
 

Don't wink and make faces in front of the client; it's impolite.

tīng
yào
jiā
bān
 
jiù
cháo
méi
nòng
yǎn
 
si
shì
 
kuài
xiǎng
bàn
liū
 
 

As soon as he heard about the overtime, he winked at me, meaning 'think of a way to slip out quickly.'