画眉 (huà méi) — (noun) Chinese hwamei, a type of thrush (Garrulax canorus); (noun) eyebrow pencil; eyebrow makeup
Definition
画眉 (huà méi) has two unrelated senses: the bird 'Chinese hwamei' (a song thrush) and 'eyebrow pencil/makeup' (literally 'draw eyebrow'). The second sense is a verb-object compound; tone sandhi applies — huà méi can be pronounced huà méi.
noun
Chinese hwameia type of thrush (Garrulax canorus)eyebrow pencileyebrow makeup
Examples
- 画眉。Zhè zhī huà méi de jiào shēng fēi cháng hǎo tīng.This hwamei's song is very beautiful.
- 画眉。Tā měi tiān huà zhuāng shí dōu huì yòng huà méi.She uses an eyebrow pencil every day when she puts on makeup.
- 画眉。Zhè zhǒng huà méi niǎo zài nán fāng hěn cháng jiàn.This type of hwamei bird is very common in the south.
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