粵

愁sau4眉mei4苦fu2臉lim5

simp愁眉苦脸
sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5chóu méi kǔ liǎn

English

  1. to look anxious (idiom)
  2. to look miserable
  3. to have a sad and worried look; to pull a long face

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一面憂愁;苦瓜乾噉嘅樣

Examples

  • 你愁眉苦臉,發生乜嘢事啊?

    You look depressed. What's happened?

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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