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眉飛色舞

简眉飞色舞 · 繁眉飛色舞

Mandarin · pinyin méi fēi sè wǔ

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眉: méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
飛: Look up this written character
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
舞: wǔ · dance, posture, prance; brandish
飞: fēi · fly; go quickly; dart; high

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

2–1–4–3 · mei2 fei1 se4 wu3

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mei4 fei1 sik1 mou5

Cantonese word readings for 眉飛色舞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

mei4 fei1 sik1 mou5

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(idiomatic) with dancing eyebrows and a radiant face; beaming with joy; exultant