畫眉

See also: 画眉

Chinese

		draw; picture; painting	eyebrow; upper margin
trad. (畫眉)		畫	眉
simp. (画眉)		画	眉

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huàméi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waa⁶ mei^4-2
Gan (Wiktionary): fa⁵ mi
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fa-mì
Jin (Wiktionary): hua³ mi¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ōa-bî / ōe-bâi
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gho-me
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): fa⁴ mi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huàméi → huàmei (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ → ㄏㄨㄚˋ ˙ㄇㄟ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huàme̊i
  - Wade–Giles: hua⁴-mei⁵
  - Yale: hwà-mei
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huah.mei
  - Palladius: хуамэй (xuamɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵/ → /xu̯ä⁵¹ meɪ̯¹/
  - Homophones:
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    畫眉 / 画眉
    話梅 / 话梅
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: waa⁶ mei^4-2
  - Yale: wah méi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waa⁶ mei^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: wa⁶ méi^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waː²² mei̯²¹⁻³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: fa⁵ mi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fa¹¹ mi¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fa-mì
  - Hakka Romanization System: fa mi^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fa⁴ mi²
  - Sinological IPA: /fa⁵⁵ mi¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: hua³ mi¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /xua⁴⁵ mi¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōa-bî
  - Tâi-lô: uā-bî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oaxbii
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ua³³⁻²¹ bi²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ua³³⁻¹¹ bi²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ua²²⁻²¹ bi²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe-bâi
  - Tâi-lô: uē-bâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oexbaai
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ue³³⁻²¹ bai²³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶gho-me
  - MiniDict: gho^去 me
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hho-me
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦo²² me⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: fa⁴ mi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɸa̠⁴⁵ mi¹³/

Noun

畫眉

Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 畫眉 (“Chinese hwamei”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		畫眉, 畫眉鳥
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	畫眉
	Taiwan	畫眉
	Chifeng	畫眉
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	畫眉
	Harbin	畫眉
	Shenyang	畫眉
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	畫眉
	Tangshan	畫眉, 畫眉鳥
	Cangzhou	畫眉
	Baoding	畫眉, 畫眉鳥兒
	Shijiazhuang	畫眉
	Jinan	畫眉
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	畫眉
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	畫眉
	Zhengzhou	畫眉
	Xi'an	畫眉, 畫眉子, 畫眉鳥
	Xining	畫眉
	Xuzhou	畫眉
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	畫眉
	Lanzhou	畫眉
	Ürümqi	畫眉
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	畫眉
	Chongqing	畫眉兒, 畫眉子
	Wuhan	畫眉
	Guiyang	畫眉
	Kunming	畫眉
	Guilin	畫眉
	Liuzhou	畫眉, 畫眉鳥
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	畫眉
	Yangzhou	畫眉
	Nantong	畫眉
	Hefei	畫眉
Cantonese	Guangzhou	畫眉
	Hong Kong	畫眉
	Dongguan	畫眉
Gan	Nanchang	畫眉
	Lichuan	畫眉
	Pingxiang	畫眉, 畫眉鳥仔
Hakka	Meixian	畫眉仔
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	畫眉
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	畫眉
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	畫眉
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	畫眉
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	畫眉
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	畫眉
Huizhou	Jixi	畫眉
Huizhou	Shexian	畫眉
Jin	Taiyuan	畫眉
	Xinzhou	畫眉
	Linhe	畫眉眉
	Jining	畫眉
	Hohhot	畫眉
	Zhangjiakou	畫眉
	Handan	畫眉
Southern Min	Xiamen	畫眉
Southern Min	Taipei	花眉 GT, 花眉仔 GT
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	畫眉
Wu	Shanghai	畫眉, 畫眉鳥
Wu	Suzhou	畫眉
Xiang	Changsha	畫眉
Xiang	Loudi	畫眉子
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Derived terms

畫眉鳥 / 画眉鸟 (huàméiniǎo)

Descendants

→ English: hwamei

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huàméi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waak⁶ mei⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): va̍k-mì
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ōe-bâi / ūi-bâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huàméi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huàméi
  - Wade–Giles: hua⁴-mei²
  - Yale: hwà-méi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huahmei
  - Palladius: хуамэй (xuamɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    畫眉 / 画眉
    話梅 / 话梅
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: waak⁶ mei⁴
  - Yale: waahk mèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waak⁹ mei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wag⁶ méi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːk̚² mei̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: va̍k-mì
  - Hakka Romanization System: vag mi^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vag⁶ mi²
  - Sinological IPA: /vak̚⁵ mi¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe-bâi
  - Tâi-lô: uē-bâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oexbaai
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ue³³⁻²¹ bai²³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ūi-bâi
  - Tâi-lô: uī-bâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uixbaai
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui³³⁻¹¹ bai²⁴/

Verb

畫眉

to apply makeup to the eyebrows

Derived terms

張敞畫眉 / 张敞画眉
畫眉張敞 / 画眉张敞
畫眉舉案 / 画眉举案

Japanese

Kanji in this term
畫	眉
が Hyōgai	び Grade: S
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 畫眉 – see the following entry.

【画眉がび】

[noun] the drawing on of eyebrows

[noun] eyebrows one has drawn on

(This term, 畫眉, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)