眉清目秀

Mandarin · pinyin méi qīng mù xiù

Meanings

  1. pretty
  2. with delicate features
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眉
méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
清
qīng · clear, pure, clean; peaceful
目
mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
秀
xiù · ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful
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2–1–4–4 · mei2 qing1 mu4 xiu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mei4 cing1 muk6 sau3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) good looking; pleasant facial features

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