We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「愁眉苦臉」, with its usage explained below.
Here, we present the idiom 「愁眉苦臉」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Frowning and looking sad. Describes a sad look.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chóu méi kǔ liǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
