眉毛
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Chinese[edit]
eyebrow; upper margin | hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar | ||
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simp. and trad. (眉毛) |
眉 | 毛 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
眉毛
Usage notes[edit]
- In Cantonese, it usually refers to the individual hairs on the eyebrow, not the entire eyebrow itself.
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of 眉毛 (“eyebrow”) [map]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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眉 | 毛 |
まゆ Grade: S |
け > げ Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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まゆ毛 |
Alternative forms[edit]
- まいげ (maige)
Etymology[edit]
From 眉 (mayu, “eyebrow”) + 毛 (ke, “hair”).
The ke changes to ge as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
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