"愁眉苦臉" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sɐu̯²¹ mei̯²¹ fuː³⁵ liːm¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /sɐu̯²¹ mei̯²¹ fuː³⁵ liːm¹³/ Chinese transliterations: chóuméikǔliǎn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sau⁴ mei⁴ fu² lim⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], chóuméikǔliǎn [Phonetic:chóuméikúliǎn] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], chóuméikǔliǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻou²-mei²-kʻu³-lien³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chóu-méi-kǔ-lyǎn [Mandarin, Yale], chourmeikuulean [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чоумэйкулянь [Mandarin, Palladius], čoumɛjkuljanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], sàuh mèih fú líhm [Cantonese, Yale], sau⁴ mei⁴ fu² lim⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], seo⁴ méi⁴ fu² lim⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 愁眉苦臉
  1. with knitted brows and a doleful look; looking distressed Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 牙唁目皺 [Hakka], 牙唁目皱 [Hakka], 眉怨怨 [Teochew]
    Sense id: en-愁眉苦臉-zh-phrase-8LrhBieJ Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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          "word": "牙唁目皱"
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      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "chóuméikǔliǎn"
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      "zh-pron": "chʻou²-mei²-kʻu³-lien³"
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    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chourmeikuulean"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "чоумэйкулянь"
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "čoumɛjkuljanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "sau⁴ mei⁴ fu² lim⁵"
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "seo⁴ méi⁴ fu² lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐu̯²¹ mei̯²¹ fuː³⁵ liːm¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: chóuméikúliǎn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐu̯²¹ mei̯²¹ fuː³⁵ liːm¹³/"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ"
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        "Jyutping"
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Mandarin"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čoumɛjkuljanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sàuh mèih fú líhm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sau⁴ mei⁴ fu² lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "seo⁴ méi⁴ fu² lim⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐu̯²¹ mei̯²¹ fuː³⁵ liːm¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: chóuméikúliǎn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐu̯²¹ mei̯²¹ fuː³⁵ liːm¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "word": "牙唁目皺"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "word": "牙唁目皱"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "眉怨怨"
    }
  ],
  "word": "愁眉苦臉"
}

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