淡扫蛾眉 dànsǎo'éméi to apply light makeup Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 淡 dàn adjective light light in color; pale; not bright or intense扫 掃 sǎo to paint (bound form) to paint, draw, or apply lightly, as with eyebrows or calligraphy蛾眉 éméi delicate eyebrows (literary) moth-like eyebrows; a woman's fine, slender, and curved eyebrows