揚眉吐氣 (joeng4 mei4 tou3 hei3) — verb; literally: exhale freely and expand the eyebrows. it means feel proud and elated after long period of stress or bad conditions; a feeling of exaltation upon fulfillment; appear very proud and self- satisfied; be elated in Cantonese
joengˎ₄揚meiˎ₄眉tou˗₃吐hei˗₃氣简 扬眉吐气
Mandarin Pinyin: yang2 mei2 tu3 qi4
Meaning of 揚眉吐氣
nounverb; literally: exhale freely and expand the eyebrows. it means feel proud and elated after long period of stress or bad conditions; a feeling of exaltation upon fulfillment; appear very proud and self- satisfied; be elated