蛾眉

Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
蛾眉

Noun

蛾眉 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin éméi)

1. (literary) a woman's long and slender eyebrows (resembling the feathery feelers of a moth)
2. (literary) a beautiful woman
   • 806: Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret

     宛轉蛾眉馬前死。

     wǎnzhuǎn éméi mǎ qián sǐ.

     The writhing fair maiden, whose long and slender eyebrows resembled the feathery feelers of a moth, died in front of the horses.

References

• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• "蛾眉" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2009-05-30.