







愁颜不展 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wear a worried or troubled expression”. To have a face clouded with sorrow. Literally, “Sorrowful face unrelaxed”.

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Open the tool →愁颜不展 (chóu yán bù zhǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wear a worried or troubled expression”.
愁颜不展 is pronounced chóu yán bù zhǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 愁颜不展 means “Sorrowful face unrelaxed”. It is used to mean “to wear a worried or troubled expression”.
展:舒展。心里忧愁,双眉紧锁。形容心事重重的样子