愁眉苦眼 — “To have a sorrowful and distressed look”
愁眉苦眼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a sorrowful and distressed look”. To look dejected and worried. Literally, “worried brows and bitter eyes”.
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愁眉苦眼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 愁chóu
- 眉méi
- 苦kǔ
- 眼yǎn
愁眉苦眼 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 愁眉苦眼
看着她愁眉苦眼的样子，大家心里都不是滋味。
Seeing her look so dejected and worried, everyone felt uneasy.
Idioms Related to 愁眉苦眼
Synonyms of 愁眉苦眼
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lèi泪yǎn眼with knitted brows and tearful eyes
- chóu愁méi眉cù蹙é额to look worried and anxious
Questions about 愁眉苦眼
- What does 愁眉苦眼 mean?
- 愁眉苦眼 (chóu méi kǔ yǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a sorrowful and distressed look”.
- How do you pronounce 愁眉苦眼?
- 愁眉苦眼 is pronounced chóu méi kǔ yǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 愁眉苦眼 literally mean?
- Literally, 愁眉苦眼 means “worried brows and bitter eyes”. It is used to mean “to have a sorrowful and distressed look”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 愁眉苦眼?
- 形容愁苦的神色。