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蛾眉

é méi

2-character word

What 蛾眉 means

1. (fig.) beautiful woman

The characters in 蛾眉

• 蛾é(bound form) moth
• 眉méieyebrow; upper margin

Words starting with 蛾眉

• 蛾眉皓齿é méi hào chǐbeautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman

Sounds the same

Read é méi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 峨眉(used in place names, notably 峨眉山
• 鹅莓gooseberry
• 峨嵋variant of 峨眉
• 娥眉variant of 蛾眉

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