Basic Information Chinese Idiom: 举案齐眉Pinyin: jǔ àn qí méiLiteral Meaning: Hold the food tray level with one’s eyebrows.Figurative Meaning: Describe a married couple who treat each other with deep respect and courtesy in daily life.
Eastern Han scholar Liang Hong rejected officialdom. He wed virtuous Meng Guang, who respected him by holding food trays level with her brows. They lived simply in seclusion; Liang wrote the satirical *Song of Five Sighs* and passed away far from his hometown.