眉眼传情

眉眼傳情

méiyǎnchuánqíng

idiom

Meanings

1 to make eyes at someone
2 to give someone the eye
3 to flirt with one's eyes

Characters

feeling / affection

Examples

两人在舞会上眉眼传情,谁都看得出来。

Liǎng rén zài wǔhuì shàng méiyǎnchuánqíng, shéi dōu kàn de chūlái.

The two were making eyes at each other at the dance — anyone could see it.

她隔着人群对他眉眼传情。

Tā gézhe rénqún duì tā méiyǎnchuánqíng.

She gave him the eye from across the crowd.

Tips

memory

Literally 'eyebrows and eyes transmit feeling' — 眉 (méi, eyebrow) + 眼 (yǎn, eye) + 传情 (chuánqíng, convey emotion). The image of communicating affection silently through facial expression makes it stick.

Stroke Order

眉 méi

眼 yǎn

传 chuán

情 qíng