举案齐眉

Traditional form:

舉案齊眉

Pinyin (reading):

jǔ'ànqíméi

Definitions:

• lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage

Characters:

• 举 - to raise; to recommend; to praise
• 案 - file, legal case; bench, table
• 齐 - even, uniform, of equal length
• 眉 - eyebrows; upper margin of book

Traditional characters:

• 舉 - to raise; to recommend; to praise
• 案 - file, legal case; bench, table
• 齊 - even, uniform, of equal length
• 眉 - eyebrows; upper margin of book