画 眉

huà méidictionary entry

to apply makeup to the eyebrows / (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

畫眉画眉 [hua4 mei2] /to apply makeup to the eyebrows/(bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus)/

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Other forms in these source records: 畫眉

画
huà
to draw / to paint / picture / painting (CL:幅[fú],張|张[zhāng]) / to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[huà]) / stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[huà]) / (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[huà])
眉
méi
eyebrow / upper margin

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