愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉
愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 HSK 7-9
- to look anxious (idiom)
- to look miserable
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愁
- 忧愁 憂愁 yōu chóu ㄧㄡ ㄔㄡˊ jau1 sau4 to be worried
- 犯愁 fàn chóu ㄈㄢˋ ㄔㄡˊ faan6 sau4 to worry
- 发愁 發愁 fā chóu ㄈㄚ ㄔㄡˊ faat3 sau4 to worry
- 哀愁 āi chóu ㄞ ㄔㄡˊ oi1 sau4 sorrow; sadness
- 悲愁 bēi chóu ㄅㄟ ㄔㄡˊ bei1 sau4 melancholy
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- 愁闷 愁悶 chóu mèn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄣˋ sau4 mun6 depressed
- 愁绪 愁緒 chóu xù ㄔㄡˊ ㄒㄩˋ sau4 seoi5 melancholy
- 愁肠 愁腸 chóu cháng ㄔㄡˊ ㄔㄤˊ sau4 coeng4 anxiety
- 愁苦 chóu kǔ ㄔㄡˊ ㄎㄨˇ sau4 fu2 anxiety
- 穷愁 窮愁 qióng chóu ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄔㄡˊ kung4 sau4 destitute
- 解愁 jiě chóu ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄔㄡˊ gaai2 sau4 to relieve melancholy
- 乡愁 鄉愁 xiāng chóu ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄡˊ hoeng1 sau4 homesickness
- 离愁 離愁 lí chóu ㄌㄧˊ ㄔㄡˊ lei4 sau4 parting sorrow
- 借酒浇愁 借酒澆愁 jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄔㄡˊ ze3 zau2 giu1 sau4 (idiom) to drown one's sorrows
- 债多不愁 債多不愁 zhài duō bù chóu ㄓㄞˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄡˊ zaai3 do1 bat1 sau4 lit. when up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (idiom)
- 多愁善感 duō chóu shàn gǎn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔㄡˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄍㄢˇ do1 sau4 sin6 gam2 (idiom) emotionally sensitive and prone to melancholy
- 多愁多病 duō chóu duō bìng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄧㄥˋ do1 sau4 do1 beng6 much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
- 愁眉不展 chóu méi bù zhǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄢˇ sau4 mei4 bat1 zin2 with a worried frown
- 愁肠百结 愁腸百結 chóu cháng bǎi jié ㄔㄡˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ sau4 coeng4 baak3 git3 hundred knots of worry in one's intestines (idiom); weighed down with anxiety
- 新愁旧恨 新愁舊恨 xīn chóu jiù hèn ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄣˋ san1 sau4 gau6 han6 new worries added to old hatred (idiom); afflicted by problems old and new
眉
- 眉毛 méi mao ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄇㄠ mei4 mou4 eyebrow
- 眉头 眉頭 méi tóu ㄇㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ mei4 tau4 brows
- 眉开眼笑 眉開眼笑 méi kāi yǎn xiào ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ mei4 hoi1 ngaan5 siu3 brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
- 娥眉 é méi ㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ ngo4 mei4 variant of 蛾眉
- 展眉 zhǎn méi ㄓㄢˇ ㄇㄟˊ zin2 mei4 to beam with joy
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- 峨眉 É méi ㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ ngo4 mei4 (used in place names, notably 峨眉山 Mount Emei in Sichuan)
- 扫眉 掃眉 sǎo méi ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ sou3 mei4 to paint the eyebrows
- 扬眉 揚眉 yáng méi ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄟˊ joeng4 mei4 to raise eyebrows
- 书眉 書眉 shū méi ㄕㄨ ㄇㄟˊ syu1 mei4 header
- 柳眉 liǔ méi ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄟˊ lau5 mei4 long, shapely eyebrows
- 横眉 橫眉 héng méi ㄏㄥˊ ㄇㄟˊ waang4 mei4 to concentrate one's eyebrows
- 燃眉 rán méi ㄖㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ jin4 mei4 to burn one's eyebrows
- 画眉 畫眉 huà méi ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄇㄟˊ waa6 mei4 to apply makeup to the eyebrows
- 皱眉 皺眉 zhòu méi ㄓㄡˋ ㄇㄟˊ zau3 mei4 to frown
- 眉宇 méi yǔ ㄇㄟˊ ㄩˇ mei4 jyu5 (literary) forehead
- 眉尖 méi jiān ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢ mei4 zim1 eyebrows (esp. as sth knitted 皱 into a frown)
- 眉山 Méi shān ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄢ mei4 saan1 see 眉山市
- 眉心 méi xīn ㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ mei4 sam1 (the space) between the eyebrows
- 眉批 méi pī ㄇㄟˊ ㄆㄧ mei4 pai1 headnotes
- 眉月 méi yuè ㄇㄟˊ ㄩㄝˋ mei4 jyut6 waxing crescent (moon)
苦
- 何苦 hé kǔ ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨˇ ho4 fu2 why bother?
- 刻苦 kè kǔ ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇ hak1 fu2 hardworking
- 受苦 shòu kǔ ㄕㄡˋ ㄎㄨˇ sau6 fu2 to suffer hardship
- 吃苦 chī kǔ ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ hek3 fu2 to bear hardships
- 挖苦 wā kǔ ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨˇ waa1 fu2 to speak sarcastically
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- 痛苦 tòng kǔ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇ tung3 fu2 pain
- 艰苦 艱苦 jiān kǔ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ gaan1 fu2 difficult
- 苦力 kǔ lì ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ fu2 lik6 bitter work
- 苦工 kǔ gōng ㄎㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ fu2 gung1 hard labor (in penal code)
- 苦心 kǔ xīn ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ fu2 sam1 painstaking effort
- 苦恼 苦惱 kǔ nǎo ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄠˇ fu2 nou5 vexed
- 苦笑 kǔ xiào ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu2 siu3 to force a smile
- 苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ fu2 lin6 to train hard
- 苦衷 kǔ zhōng ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥ fu2 cung1 secret trouble
- 苦难 苦難 kǔ nàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˋ fu2 naan6 suffering
- 诉苦 訴苦 sù kǔ ㄙㄨˋ ㄎㄨˇ sou3 fu2 to grumble
- 贫苦 貧苦 pín kǔ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨˇ pan4 fu2 poverty-stricken
- 辛苦 xīn kǔ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ san1 fu2 exhausting
- 艰苦奋斗 艱苦奮鬥 jiān kǔ fèn dòu ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄈㄣˋ ㄉㄡˋ gaan1 fu2 fan5 dau3 to struggle arduously
- 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là ㄙㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄚˋ syun1 tim4 fu2 laat6 lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom)
脸 臉
- 丢脸 丟臉 diū liǎn ㄉㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄢˇ diu1 lim5 to lose face
- 笑脸 笑臉 xiào liǎn ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ siu3 lim5 smiling face
- 翻脸 翻臉 fān liǎn ㄈㄢ ㄌㄧㄢˇ faan1 lim5 to fall out with sb; to become hostile
- 脸盆 臉盆 liǎn pén ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄣˊ lim5 pun2 washbowl
- 脸色 臉色 liǎn sè ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄜˋ lim5 sik1 complexion
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- 脸谱 臉譜 liǎn pǔ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄨˇ lim5 pou2 types of facial makeup in operas
- 脸颊 臉頰 liǎn jiá ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄚˊ lim5 haap3 cheek
- 脸庞 臉龐 liǎn páng ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄤˊ lim5 pong4 face
- 上脸 上臉 shàng liǎn ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ soeng5 lim5 to turn red in the face (while drinking)
- 做脸 做臉 zuò liǎn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ zou6 lim5 to win honor
- 别脸 別臉 bié liǎn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄢˇ bit6 lim5 to turn one's face away
- 刮脸 刮臉 guā liǎn ㄍㄨㄚ ㄌㄧㄢˇ gwaat3 lim5 to shave one's face
- 刷脸 刷臉 shuā liǎn ㄕㄨㄚ ㄌㄧㄢˇ caat3 lim5 to scan one's face (for identity verification)
- 劈脸 劈臉 pī liǎn ㄆㄧ ㄌㄧㄢˇ pek3 lim5 right in the face
- 哭脸 哭臉 kū liǎn ㄎㄨ ㄌㄧㄢˇ huk1 lim5 to weep
- 嘴脸 嘴臉 zuǐ liǎn ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ zeoi2 lim5 features, face (esp. derogatorily)
- 垮脸 垮臉 kuǎ liǎn ㄎㄨㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ kwaa1 lim5 (of the face) to harden; to sag
- 打脸 打臉 dǎ liǎn ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ daa1 lim5 to paint one's face with stage makeup
- 抛脸 拋臉 pāo liǎn ㄆㄠ ㄌㄧㄢˇ paau1 lim5 to lose face
- 捂脸 捂臉 wǔ liǎn ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ wu2 lim5 to cover one's face with one's hand(s); to facepalm