waa6 mei4畫眉画眉
Jyutpingwaa6 mei4
Yalewah mèih
Definition
To draw or fill in eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil as part of applying makeup.
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
Refers specifically to the act of applying makeup to the eyebrows, rather than the artistic act of drawing a picture of a bird. It is a common part of a morning beauty routine and is frequently used as a verb in casual conversation about grooming.
Examples
Do you draw your eyebrows every day before you go out?
Related words
Common phrases
eyebrow pencil
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
