眉飞色舞 — “To be beaming with joy and excitement”
眉飞色舞 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be beaming with joy and excitement”. To have one's eyebrows dancing and face glowing with delight. Literally, “eyebrows dancing and countenance beaming”.
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眉飞色舞 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 眉méi
- 飞fēi
- 色sè
- 舞wǔ
眉飞色舞 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 眉飞色舞
听到自己的作品获奖，小明高兴得眉飞色舞
Upon hearing that his work had won an award, Xiao Ming was beaming with joy and excitement.
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More idioms starting with 眉
- méi眉xià下tiān添méi眉Add something superfluous
- méi眉nán南miàn面běi北at odds or separated by great distance
- méi眉tou头yí一zhòu皱，，jì计shàng上xīn心lái来frown in thought, a plan comes to mind
- méi眉tóu头yī一zòng纵，，jì计shàng上xīn心lái来a clever plan suddenly comes to mind
- méi眉tóu头yī一cù蹙，，jì计shàng上xīn心lái来Knitting brows, a plan comes to mind
- méi眉tóu头bù不shēn伸to have a worried or troubled look
- méi眉tóu头yǎn眼hòu后facial expression revealing mood
- méi眉tóu头yǎn眼wěi尾expression in one's eyes and brows
- méi眉tóu头yǎn眼nǎo脑facial expression
- méi眉jiān尖yǎn眼wěi尾subtle expressions of inner feelings
- méi眉yáng扬mù目zhǎn展beaming with joy
Questions about 眉飞色舞
- What does 眉飞色舞 mean?
- 眉飞色舞 (méi fēi sè wǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be beaming with joy and excitement”.
- How do you pronounce 眉飞色舞?
- 眉飞色舞 is pronounced méi fēi sè wǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 眉飞色舞 literally mean?
- Literally, 眉飞色舞 means “eyebrows dancing and countenance beaming”. It is used to mean “to be beaming with joy and excitement”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 眉飞色舞?
- 色：脸色。形容人得意兴奋的样子。