壽眉

Chinese

		(long) life	eyebrow; upper margin
trad. (壽眉)		壽	眉
simp. (寿眉)		寿	眉
anagram		眉壽／眉寿

Etymology

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Pronunciation 1

壽眉 (long eyebrows)

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shòuméi

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau⁶ mei⁴
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): su⁴ mi²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siū-bâi / siū-bî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shòuméi
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shòuméi
    • Wade–Giles: shou⁴-mei²
    • Yale: shòu-méi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: showmei
    • Palladius: шоумэй (šoumɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau⁶ mei⁴
    • Yale: sauh mèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau⁶ mei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo⁶ méi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯²² mei̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: su⁴ mi²
    • Sinological IPA: /su⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mi¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siū-bâi
    • Tâi-lô: siū-bâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siuxbaai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siu²²⁻²¹ bai²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siū-bî
    • Tâi-lô: siū-bî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siuxbii
    • IPA (Taipei): /siu³³⁻¹¹ bi²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu³³⁻²¹ bi²³/

Noun

壽眉

1. specially long eyebrows (often of a middle-aged man, considered a sign of longevity) (Classifier: 道 m)
   • c. 1592, 吳承恩 [Wu Cheng'en], chapter 59, in 《西遊記》 [Journey to the West]:

     兩道壽眉遮碧眼，一張咍口露金牙。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     两道寿眉遮碧眼，一张咍口露金牙。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     Liǎng dào shòuméi zhē bìyǎn, yī zhāng hāikǒu lù jīnyá. [Pinyin]

     Two streaks of longevity eyebrows cover the blue eyes, and a wide mouth reveals golden teeth.

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shòuméi

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau⁶ mei^4-2
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siū-bî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shòuméi
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shòuméi
    • Wade–Giles: shou⁴-mei²
    • Yale: shòu-méi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: showmei
    • Palladius: шоумэй (šoumɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau⁶ mei^4-2
    • Yale: sauh méi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau⁶ mei^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo⁶ méi^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯²² mei̯²¹⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siū-bî
    • Tâi-lô: siū-bî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siuxbii
    • IPA (Taipei): /siu³³⁻¹¹ bi²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siu²²⁻²¹ bi²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu³³⁻²¹ bi²³/

Noun

壽眉

1. shou mei tea, a type of tea from Fujian (Classifier: 杯 m c; 壺／壶 m c)