眉毛
Chinese
eyebrow; upper margin | hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar | ||
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simp. and trad. (眉毛) |
眉 | 毛 |
Pronunciation
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”) [map]
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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眉 | 毛 |
まゆ Grade: S |
け > げ Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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まゆ毛 |
Alternative forms
- まいげ (maige)
Etymology
From 眉 (mayu, “eyebrow”) + 毛 (ke, “hair”).
The ke changes to ge as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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