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Chinese
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beautiful; beauty; America
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eyebrow; upper margin
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| trad. (美眉)
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美
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眉
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| simp. #(美眉)
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美
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眉
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| alternative forms
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MM
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| Literally: “beautiful eyebrow”.
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Etymology
From Taiwanese Mandarin 妹妹 (měiméi, “younger sister”); whose pronunciation is due to going through a diminutive tonal alternation.
Pronunciation
Noun
美眉
- (slang) cute or good-looking girl
See also
- 妹妹 (mèimei), 美女 (měinǚ), 靚女／靓女 (liàngnǚ)