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柳叶眉

Word · NounTraditional柳葉眉

arched eyebrows; willow-leaf brows

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

long, slender, arched eyebrows resembling willow leaves

A traditional Chinese beauty standard describing elegantly curved, thin eyebrows; often abbreviated as 柳眉.

Tā她
zhǎng长
zhe着
yī一
duì对
wān弯
wān弯
de的
liǔ柳
yè叶
méi眉
 ,
xiǎn显
de得
tè特
bié别
wēn温
róu柔
 。

She has a pair of gracefully arched willow-leaf eyebrows, looking especially gentle.

Gǔ古
dài代
shì仕
nǚ女
tú图
zhōng中
cháng常
jiàn见
liǔ柳
yè叶
méi眉
 、
xìng杏
hé核
yǎn眼
de的
měi美
rén人
 。

Ancient paintings of ladies often depict beauties with willow-leaf eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes.

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Tā她
xiū修
le了
ge个
jīng精
zhì致
de的
liǔ柳
yè叶
méi眉
 ,
chèn衬
de得
liǎn脸
xíng型
gèng更
jiā加
xiù秀
qi气
 。

She shaped her eyebrows into delicate willow leaves, making her face look even more refined.