举案齐眉 — Chinese idiom
举案齐眉
jǔ àn qí méi
Traditional: 舉案齊眉
Meaning
- lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level ; mutual respect in a marriage
Character by character
- 举jǔto raise; to recommend; to praise
- 案ànfile, legal case; bench, table
- 齐qíeven, uniform, of equal length
- 眉méieyebrows; upper margin of book
Idioms sharing a character
- 一举一动 yī jǔ yī dòng
- 一举两得 yī jǔ liǎng dé
- 一举成名 yī jǔ chéng míng
- 不可枚举 bù kě méi jǔ
- 多此一举 duō cǐ yī jǔ
- 百废待举 bǎi fèi dài jǔ
- 百端待举 bǎi duān dài jǔ
- 众擎易举 zhòng qíng yì jǔ
- 纲举目张 gāng jǔ mù zhāng
- 举一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān
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