Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「皓齒蛾眉」.
Learn about the idiom 「皓齒蛾眉」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
Hao: the appearance of white; Emei: a woman’s long and beautiful eyebrows. White teeth and beautiful eyebrows. It is used to describe a woman’s dignified and beautiful appearance, and is also used as a metaphor for a beautiful woman.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hào chǐ é méi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hou6 chi2 ngo4 mei4
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
