眉毛

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Chinese

eyebrow; upper margin hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
simp. and trad.
(眉毛)
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Pronunciation


Noun

眉毛

  1. eyebrow

Usage notes

  • In Cantonese, it usually refers to the individual hairs on the eyebrow, not the entire eyebrow itself.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (眉毛):
  • Japanese: ()(もう) (bimō)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
まゆ
Grade: S
け > げ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
まゆ毛

Alternative forms

Etymology

From (mayu, eyebrow) +‎ (ke, hair).

The ke changes to ge as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(まゆ)() (mayuge

  1. (anatomy) eyebrow hair

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN