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鬚眉
sou1 mei4 |
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a beard and eyebrows; a man (as a metaphor); 巾幗 is similar term applying to women.
Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:鬚 sou1 - beard; moustache; whiskers眉 mei4 - eyebrows 1 compounds containing this word:巾幗不讓鬚眉 - womenfolk (巾幗) not conceding to men (鬚眉) | ||
One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:蘇眉 sou1 mei4 = hump-headed wrasse |
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