舉案齊眉
Chinese
to lift; to hold up; to cite to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect |
(legal) case; incident; record (legal) case; incident; record; file; table |
even; neat; identical even; neat; identical; ready; to make even; simultaneously; place name |
eyebrow; upper margin | ||
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trad. (舉案齊眉) | 舉 | 案 | 齊 | 眉 | |
simp. (举案齐眉) | 举 | 案 | 齐 | 眉 | |
Literally: “to lift the tray to eyebrow level”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˇ ㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jyǔ-àncíméi
- Wade–Giles: chü3-an4-chʻi2-mei2
- Yale: jyǔ-àn-chí-méi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeuannchyimei
- Palladius: цзюйаньцимэй (czjujanʹcimɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: geoi2 on3 cai4 mei4
- Yale: géui on chàih mèih
- Cantonese Pinyin: goey2 on3 tsai4 mei4
- Guangdong Romanization: gêu2 on3 cei4 méi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɵy̯³⁵ ɔːn³³ t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ mei̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 舉案齊眉
- to have mutual respect between husband and wife