eyebrow (dialectal)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
eyebrow; brow (dialectal variant)
dialectUsed in northern Chinese dialects (particularly Beijing and Northeastern Mandarin) as a colloquial synonym for 眉毛. Often carries a folksy, down-to-earth tone.
Tā她
de的
yǎn眼
méi眉
zhǎng长
de得
yòu又
xì细
yòu又
cháng长
。
Her eyebrows are long and thin.
Zhè这
lǎo老
tóur头
yǎn儿
méi眼
dōu眉
bái都
le白
了
。
The old man's eyebrows have all turned white.
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Tā他
yǎn眼
méi眉
yī一
tiǎo挑
，
biǎo表
shì示
bù不
tóng同
yì意
。
He raised his eyebrows, indicating disagreement.