壽眉

Chinese

		(long) life	eyebrow; upper margin
trad. (壽眉)		壽	眉
simp. (寿眉)		寿	眉
anagram		眉壽／眉寿

Etymology

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Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shòuméi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau⁶ mei⁴
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): su⁴ mi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siū-bâi / siū-bî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shòuméi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shòuméi
  - Wade–Giles: shou⁴-mei²
  - Yale: shòu-méi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: showmei
  - Palladius: шоумэй (šoumɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau⁶ mei⁴
  - Yale: sauh mèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau⁶ mei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo⁶ méi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯²² mei̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: su⁴ mi²
  - Sinological IPA: /su⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mi¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siū-bâi
  - Tâi-lô: siū-bâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siuxbaai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siu²²⁻²¹ bai²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siū-bî
  - Tâi-lô: siū-bî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siuxbii
  - IPA (Taipei): /siu³³⁻¹¹ bi²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu³³⁻²¹ bi²³/

Noun

壽眉

specially long eyebrows (often of a middle-aged man, considered a sign of longevity) (Classifier: 道 m)
- c. 1592, 吳承恩 [Wu Cheng'en], chapter 59, in 《西遊記》 [Journey to the West]:
  
  兩道壽眉遮碧眼，一張咍口露金牙。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  两道寿眉遮碧眼，一张咍口露金牙。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  Liǎng dào shòuméi zhē bìyǎn, yī zhāng hāikǒu lù jīnyá. [Pinyin]
  Two streaks of longevity eyebrows cover the blue eyes, and a wide mouth reveals golden teeth.

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shòuméi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau⁶ mei^4-2
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siū-bî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shòuméi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shòuméi
  - Wade–Giles: shou⁴-mei²
  - Yale: shòu-méi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: showmei
  - Palladius: шоумэй (šoumɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau⁶ mei^4-2
  - Yale: sauh méi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau⁶ mei^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo⁶ méi^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯²² mei̯²¹⁻³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siū-bî
  - Tâi-lô: siū-bî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siuxbii
  - IPA (Taipei): /siu³³⁻¹¹ bi²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siu²²⁻²¹ bi²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu³³⁻²¹ bi²³/

Noun

壽眉

shou mei tea, a type of tea from Fujian (Classifier: 杯 m c; 壺／壶 m c)