4 characters Idiom and proverb 20 739

Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「焦眉愁眼」, detailed below.

This introduction highlights the idiom 「焦眉愁眼」, with its meaning and examples explained below.

Describes an expression of worry and sorrow.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiāo méi chóu yǎn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jiu1 mei4 sau4 ngaan5

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