美眉
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Chinese[edit]
beautiful; beauty; America | eyebrow; upper margin | ||
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trad. (美眉) | 美 | 眉 | |
simp. #(美眉) | 美 | 眉 | |
alternative forms | MM | ||
Literally: “beautiful eyebrow”. |
Etymology[edit]
Tone-altered version of 妹妹 (mèimei, “sister”), mimicking the pronunciation in Taiwanese Mandarin or southern-flavoured Mandarin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
美眉
- (slang, informal, originally neologism) cute or good-looking girl