green eyebrow pencil; green-shaded eyebrows
Refers to a cosmetic pencil for drawing green eyebrows, or the resulting green-shaded eyebrows. A classical or poetic term, not used in modern daily conversation.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
hazy green of distant mountains
Describes the bluish-green, misty appearance of far-off mountains. Used in poetic or literary descriptions of landscapes.
In classical literature, women appear who draw their eyebrows with a green eyebrow pencil.
The scene of distant mountains veiled in hazy green is like a painting.
Composed of 翠 (green, jade) and 黛 (eyebrow pigment, black pigment). The combination originally referred to a green cosmetic for eyebrows, and by extension the hazy green of distant mountains. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with these meanings.