八字眉

八字眉

Chinese

		the character 八; eight birthdate characters used in fortune-telling	eyebrow; upper margin
simp. and trad. (八字眉)		八字	眉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāzìméi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ ㄇㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ zi⁶ mei⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): pat-jī-bâi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bāzìméi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ ㄇㄟˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: batzyhmei
    • IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: baat³ zi⁶ mei⁴
    • Yale: baat jih mèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ dzi⁶ mei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bad³ ji⁶ méi⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /päːt̚³ t͡siː²² mei̯²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pat-jī-bâi
    • Tâi-lô: pat-jī-bâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: patjixbaai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ d͡ʑi²²⁻²¹ baɪ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ d͡ʑi⁴¹⁻²² baɪ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pat̚³²⁻⁵ d͡ʑi²²⁻²¹ baɪ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ d͡ʑi³³⁻¹¹ baɪ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pat̚³²⁻⁴ ʑi³³⁻²¹ baɪ²³/

Noun

八字眉

1. eyebrows that resemble 八 (“eight”) in form

Derived terms

倒八字眉 (dàobāzìméi)