愁眉不展

Chinese

		knitted brows
simp. and trad. (愁眉不展)		愁眉	不展

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chóuméibùzhǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau⁴ mei⁴ bat¹ zin²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chóuméibùzhǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chourmeibu4jaan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂa̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau⁴ mei⁴ bat¹ zin²
  - Yale: sàuh mèih bāt jín
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau⁴ mei⁴ bat⁷ dzin²
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo⁴ méi⁴ bed¹ jin²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯²¹ mei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡siːn³⁵/

Idiom

愁眉不展

to wear a sad or distressed expression

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