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Chinese
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eyebrow; upper margin
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hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
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simp. and trad. (眉毛)
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眉
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毛
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Pronunciation
Noun
眉毛
- eyebrow
Usage notes
- In Cantonese, it usually refers to the individual hairs on the eyebrow, not the entire eyebrow itself.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
眉毛 (“eyebrow”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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眉
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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眉毛
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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眉毛, 眼眉
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Taiwan
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眉毛
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Harbin
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眉毛, 眼眉
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Malaysia
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眉毛
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Singapore
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眉毛
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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眼眉
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Jinan
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眉, 眉毛, 眼眉
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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眼眉
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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眉毛
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Wanrong
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眉
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Wanrong (Ronghe)
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眉
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Xi'an
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眉毛, 眉, 眼眉
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Xining
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眉毛
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Xuzhou
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眉毛
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Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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眉毛
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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眉毛
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Lanzhou
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眉毛
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Ürümqi
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眉毛
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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眉毛
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Wuhan
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眉毛
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Guiyang
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眉毛
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Guilin
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眉毛
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Liuzhou
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眼眉毛, 眉毛
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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眉毛
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Yangzhou
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眉毛
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Hefei
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眉毛
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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眼眉, 眼眉毛
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Hong Kong
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眼眉, 眼眉毛, 眉
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Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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眼眉毛
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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眉毛
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Macau
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眉毛
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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眼眉
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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眼眉
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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眼眉毛
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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眼眉毛
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Foshan
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眼眉
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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眼眉
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Foshan (Shunde)
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眼眉
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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眼眉毛
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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眼眉毛
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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眼眉
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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眼眉
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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眼眉
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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眼眉
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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眼眉
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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眼眉
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Taishan
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眉毛
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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眼眉
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Enping (Niujiang)
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眼眉
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Heshan (Yayao)
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眼眉
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Dongguan
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眼眉, 眼眉毛
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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眼眉
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Yangjiang
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眼眉
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Xinyi
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眼眉
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Nanning
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眼眉毛
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Wuzhou
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眼眉毛
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Yulin
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眉毛, 眼眉毛
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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眼眉毛
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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眼眉
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Gan
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Nanchang
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眉毛
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Lichuan
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眉毛
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Pingxiang
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眉毛
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Hakka
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Meixian
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目眉毛
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Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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眼眉毛
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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眼毛
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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眼眉毛
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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眼眉毛
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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眉毛
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Changting
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目眉毛, 眉毛
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Wuping
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目眉毛
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Ninghua
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眼眉
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Yudu
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眉毛, 眉毛牯
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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目眉毛
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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目眉毛
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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目眉毛
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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目眉毛
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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目眉毛
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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目眉
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Hong Kong
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眼眉毛
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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眉毛
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Sabah (Longchuan)
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目眉毛
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Senai (Huiyang)
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眼眉
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Singkawang
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目眉毛
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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眉毛
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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眉毛
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Xinzhou
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眉毛
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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眉毛
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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眉毛
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Fuqing
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眉毛
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Matsu
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眉毛
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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目眉, 目眉毛, 目睭毛
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Quanzhou
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目眉, 目眉毛
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Jinjiang
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目眉, 目眉毛
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Yongchun
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目眉
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Zhangzhou
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目眉, 目眉毛, 目毛, 目睭毛 with eyelash
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Taipei
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目眉
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Kaohsiung
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目眉
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Yilan
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目眉
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Changhua (Lukang)
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目眉
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Taichung
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目眉
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Taichung (Wuqi)
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目眉
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Tainan
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目眉
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Taitung
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目眉
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Hsinchu
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目眉
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Penghu (Magong)
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目眉
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Penang (Hokkien)
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目眉
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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目眉, 目眉毛
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Manila (Hokkien)
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目眉
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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眉毛
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Chaozhou
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目眉
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Shantou
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目眉
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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目眉
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Jieyang
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目眉
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Haifeng
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眉
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Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew)
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目眉
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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目眉
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Singapore (Teochew)
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目眉
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Leizhou
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目眉
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Wenchang
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眉
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Haikou
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目眉, 眉毛
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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目眉毛
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Xianyou
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目眉毛
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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眉毛
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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眼眉, 眼眉毛, 眉毛
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Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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眉毛
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Wu
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Shanghai
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眉毛
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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眉毛
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Suzhou
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眉毛
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Danyang
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眉毛
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Hangzhou
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眉毛
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Ningbo
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眼眉毛
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Wenzhou
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眼黧毛
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Jinhua
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眉毛
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Xiang
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Changsha
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眉毛
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Loudi
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眼眉毛, 眉毛
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Shuangfeng
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眉毛
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Quanzhou
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眉毛
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Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology
From 眉 (mayu, “eyebrow”) + 毛 (ke, “hair”).
The ke changes to ge as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
眉毛 • (mayuge)
- (anatomy) eyebrow hair
References