臥蠶眉
See also: 卧蚕眉 and 臥蚕眉
Chinese
| a reclining silkworm; eyebrows that have the shape of a reclining silkworm | eyebrow; upper margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (臥蠶眉) | 臥蠶 | 眉 | |
| simp. (卧蚕眉) | 卧蚕 | 眉 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wòcánméi
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wòcánméi
- Wade–Giles: wo4-tsʻan2-mei2
- Yale: wò-tsán-méi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wohtsarnmei
- Palladius: воцаньмэй (vocanʹmɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰän³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
臥蠶眉
- (literary) eyebrows that have the shape of a reclining silkworm
- 玄德看其人，身長九尺，髯長二尺；面如重棗，脣若塗脂；丹鳳眼，臥蠶眉；相貌堂堂，威風凜凜。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 1
- Xuándé kàn qí rén, shēncháng jiǔ chǐ, ráncháng èr chǐ; miànrúzhòngzǎo, chúnruòtúzhī; dānfèngyǎn, wòcánméi; xiàngmàotángtáng, wēifēnglǐnlǐn. [Pinyin]
- Xuande took a look at the man, who stood at a height of nine chi, and had a two chi long beard; his face was the color of a dark jujube, with lips that were red and plump; his eyes were like those of a crimson phoenix, and his eyebrows resembled reclining silkworms. He had a dignified air, and looked quite majestic.
玄德看其人，身长九尺，髯长二尺；面如重枣，唇若涂脂；丹凤眼，卧蚕眉；相貌堂堂，威风凛凛。 [MSC, simp.]