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愁颜赧色
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愁颜赧色

愁颜赧色 — “A sorrowful and shamefaced expression”

愁颜赧色 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a sorrowful and shamefaced expression”. A face showing both worry and embarrassment. Literally, “sorrowful face, blushing shame”.

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愁颜赧色 Pronunciation and Pinyin

愁颜赧色 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
愁
chóu13worry, be anxious, sorrow
颜
yán15face, color
赧
nǎn11blush with shame
色
sè6color, appearance, lust

Example Sentence with 愁颜赧色

得知自己无意中伤害了朋友,他脸上立刻现出愁颜赧色
Upon realizing he had unintentionally hurt his friend, a sorrowful and shamefaced expression immediately appeared on his face.

Idioms Related to 愁颜赧色

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kǔ苦liǎn脸to look miserable or distressed

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What does 愁颜赧色 mean?

愁颜赧色 (chóu yán nǎn sè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a sorrowful and shamefaced expression”.

How do you pronounce 愁颜赧色?

愁颜赧色 is pronounced chóu yán nǎn sè in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 愁颜赧色 literally mean?

Literally, 愁颜赧色 means “sorrowful face, blushing shame”. It is used to mean “a sorrowful and shamefaced expression”.

What is the Chinese definition of 愁颜赧色?

赧:羞惭脸红。面带愁容和愧色

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