臥蠶眉

See also: 卧蚕眉 and 臥蚕眉

Chinese

		eyebrows that have the shape of a reclining silkworm; narrow under-eye bags as a babyface feature, viewed as attractive	eyebrow; upper margin
trad. (臥蠶眉)		臥蠶	眉
simp. (卧蚕眉)		卧蚕	眉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wòcánméi

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wòcánméi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wòcánméi
  - Wade–Giles: wo⁴-tsʻan²-mei²
  - Yale: wò-tsán-méi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wohtsarnmei
  - Palladius: воцаньмэй (vocanʹmɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰän³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵/

Noun

臥蠶眉

(literary) eyebrows that have the shape of a reclining silkworm
- 玄德看其人，身長九尺，髯長二尺；面如重棗，脣若塗脂；丹鳳眼，臥蠶眉；相貌堂堂，威風凜凜。 [MSC, trad.]
  玄德看其人，身长九尺，髯长二尺；面如重枣，唇若涂脂；丹凤眼，卧蚕眉；相貌堂堂，威风凛凛。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 1
  Xuándé kàn qí rén, shēncháng jiǔ chǐ, ráncháng èr chǐ; miànrúzhòngzǎo, chúnruòtúzhī; dānfèngyǎn, wòcánméi; xiàngmàotángtáng, wēifēnglǐnlǐn. [Pinyin]
  Xuande took a look at the man, who stood at a height of nine chi, and had a two chi long beard; his face was the color of a dark jujube, with lips that were red and plump; his eyes were like those of a crimson phoenix, and his eyebrows resembled reclining silkworms. He had a dignified air, and looked quite majestic.