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Today’s idiom is 「愀然不樂」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

Sorrowful: a look of sadness. His face was sad and serious, and his heart was unhappy.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qiǎo rán bù lè

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chiu2 yin4 bat1 lok6/ngok6

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