螓 (qín) - A type of small cicada with a square & used metaphorically to describe beautiful women's foreheads.

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螓 · qín

A type of small cicada with a square head and broad forehead;

used metaphorically to describe beautiful women's foreheads.

A type of small cicada with a squareused metaphorically to describe beautiful women's foreheads.

Usage highlights

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Synonyms

  • 蝉— cicada (the insect itself)
  • 额— forehead (general term)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Her forehead was broad and beautiful like a cicada's (螓首).
  • The ancient text described the beauty's forehead as cicada-like (螓首蛾眉).
  • In classical poetry, beautiful foreheads were compared to cicadas (螓首).

Collocations

  • cicada head(螓首)
  • cicada head and moth eyebrows(螓首蛾眉)
  • cicada-like forehead(螓首)
  • broad cicada forehead(广螓)

Idioms

  • Cicada head and moth eyebrows - describing classical feminine beauty(螓首蛾眉)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originates from classical Chinese literature describing feminine beauty standards.
  • The cicada's broad, square head was considered an ideal of feminine forehead beauty.
  • Often appears in classical poetry and descriptions of beautiful women.

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