描眉画眼 — “Draw eyebrows and paint eyes”
描眉画眼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to apply makeup, particularly focusing on drawing eyebrows and painting eyes; to make oneself up”. Literally, “draw eyebrows and paint eyes”.
描眉画眼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
描眉画眼 Character Breakdown
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What does 描眉画眼 mean?
描眉画眼 (miáo méi huà yǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to apply makeup, particularly focusing on drawing eyebrows and painting eyes; to make oneself up”.
How do you pronounce 描眉画眼?
描眉画眼 is pronounced miáo méi huà yǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 描眉画眼 literally mean?
Literally, 描眉画眼 means “draw eyebrows and paint eyes”. It is used to mean “to apply makeup, particularly focusing on drawing eyebrows and painting eyes; to make oneself up”.
What is the Chinese definition of 描眉画眼?
描：绘画。形容妇女喜欢打扮化妆