English
hwamei
Hwamei comes from Mandarin 畫眉／画眉 ‘painted eyebrow’.
- Mandarinmodern畫眉／画眉huàméi‘painted eyebrow’
- Englishtodayhwamei
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern畫眉／画眉huàméi‘painted eyebrow’
- Englishtodayhwamei
Every English word from Mandarin 畫眉／画眉
Today it means
noun Either of two passerine birds of the genus Garrulax, family Leiothrichidae, of mainland China and Taiwan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 畫眉／画眉 / hwamei