huà​méi

to paint eyebrows

画眉 畫眉 huà//méi
to paint eyebrows
To apply makeup to the eyebrows; can also be used as a metaphor for the love and intimacy between a husband and wife.
thrush
The Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus), a species of songbird with brownish feathers and distinctive white eye rings that extend backward like painted eyebrows.

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0.330 per million appears in 0% of films
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0.677 per million

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