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愁眉苦臉

sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5

chou2 mei2 ku3 lian3

to frown; to pull a long face; to wear a troubled look | [粵]: 苦口苦面

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

愁眉苦臉

This word was added by bybell on 2nd Jul 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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愁 sau4 chou2 cao2 - melancholy; woe
眉 mei4 mei2 - eyebrows
苦 fu2 ku3 gu3 hu4 ku4 - bitter
臉 lim5 lian3 qian1 jian3 - the face; reputation

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