臥蠶

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See also: 臥蚕

Chinese

to lie; to crouch silkworm
trad. (臥蠶) 臥 蠶
simp. (卧蚕) 卧 蚕
Literally: “a reclining silkworm”.
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu's (pictured above) eyebrows are described as 臥蠶眉／卧蚕眉 (wòcánméi).
Vivian Hsu has prominent under-eye 臥蠶／卧蚕 (wòcán).
A baby with under-eye 臥蠶／卧蚕 (wòcán).

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Noun

臥蠶

  1. (literary) eyebrows that have the shape of a reclining silkworm
  2. narrow under-eye bags as a babyface feature, viewed as attractive

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