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眉目

Mandarin · pinyin méi mù#

general facial appearance; features
arrangement; sequence of ideas; logic (of writing)
rough sketch or general idea of things

Mandarin · pinyin méi mu#

progress
prospect of solution
sign of positive outcome

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眉: méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109

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2–4 · mei2 mu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mei4 muk6

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noun

(literal) eyes and eyebrows

noun

(usually commendatory) facial features
(figurative) sequence of ideas (in an article)

noun

main points; clues

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