愁眉苦脸
chóu​méi​kǔ​liǎn HSK7

to wear a miserable look

  • created sense approved 愁眉苦脸/愁眉苦臉 · chóu​méi​kǔ​liǎn · to wear a miserable look — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    愁眉苦脸 / 愁眉苦臉

    chóu​méi​kǔ​liǎn

    to wear a miserable look

    to have a worried or distressed look on one's face; to pull a long face; to frown with a miserable expression

    愁眉 (literal) → 愁眉 · chóu​méi · knitted brows; to frown 苦脸 (literal) → 苦脸/苦臉 · kǔ​liǎn · sad face

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