顰眉

See also: 颦眉

Chinese

		knit the brows	eyebrow; upper margin
trad. (顰眉)		顰	眉
simp. (颦眉)		颦	眉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pínméi

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pan⁴ mei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: pínméi
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pínméi
  - Wade–Giles: pʻin²-mei²
  - Yale: pín-méi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pynmei
  - Palladius: пиньмэй (pinʹmɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰin³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pan⁴ mei⁴
  - Yale: pàhn mèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pan⁴ mei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: pen⁴ méi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɐn²¹ mei̯²¹/

Verb

顰眉

(literary) to knit one's brows; to frown

Derived terms

西施顰眉／西施颦眉
蹙額顰眉／蹙额颦眉
顰眉蹙額／颦眉蹙额

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