愁眉泪眼 — “With knitted brows and tearful eyes”
愁眉泪眼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “with knitted brows and tearful eyes”. Looking extremely sad or distressed. Literally, “sorrowful brows, tearful eyes”.
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愁眉泪眼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
愁眉泪眼 Character Breakdown
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她一听到这个令人担忧的消息，立刻愁眉泪眼，陷入了深深的悲伤。
Upon hearing the worrying news, she immediately looked distressed, sinking into deep sorrow.
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More idioms starting with 愁
- chóu愁yún云cǎn惨dàn淡gloomy and depressing atmosphere
- chóu愁yún云cǎn惨wù雾gloomy and depressing atmosphere
- chóu愁duō多yè夜cháng长sleepless nights due to overwhelming sorrow
- chóu愁shān山mèn闷hǎi海overwhelmed by immense sorrow and melancholy
- chóu愁hǎi海wú无yá涯boundless sea of sorrow
- chóu愁pān潘bìng病shěn沈worry, sorrow, and illness
- chóu愁méi眉bù不zhǎn展To be in deep worry or anxiety
- chóu愁méi眉tí啼zhuāng妆feigned sorrowful beauty
- chóu愁méi眉kǔ苦mù目to look worried and distressed
- chóu愁méi眉kǔ苦yǎn眼to look dejected and worried
- chóu愁méi眉cù蹙é额to look worried and anxious
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Open the tool →Questions about 愁眉泪眼
What does 愁眉泪眼 mean?
愁眉泪眼 (chóu méi lèi yǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “with knitted brows and tearful eyes”.
How do you pronounce 愁眉泪眼?
愁眉泪眼 is pronounced chóu méi lèi yǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 愁眉泪眼 literally mean?
Literally, 愁眉泪眼 means “sorrowful brows, tearful eyes”. It is used to mean “with knitted brows and tearful eyes”.
What is the Chinese definition of 愁眉泪眼?
皱着眉头，含着眼泪。形容悲苦的样子。