WordTaiwan frequency #27,573
愁眉苦臉
ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
“knitted brows and distressed face; looking worried and miserable”
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愁
ㄔㄡˊ
To worry or be anxious; sadness or sorrow; a sad or anxious mood; a feeling of grief.
眉
ㄇㄟˊ
Eyebrow; the upper margin or edge of something, such as a book or a page; a surname.
苦
ㄎㄨˇ
Having a bitter taste; hardship or suffering; to suffer or endure pain; to toil painstakingly; to be afraid of.
臉
ㄌㄧㄢˇ
The front part of the head; facial expression; reputation or honor; a classifier for faces.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 痛苦ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇphysical or mental pain; suffering; anguish; distress.
- 辛苦ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇhard; exhausting; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; (polite) thank you for your efforts; used as a greeting to acknowledge someone's hard work
- 臉色ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄜˋcomplexion; facial expression; facial color or look; facial expression or mood shown on one's face
- 苦難ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˋsuffering; hardship; pain and distress; misery
- 眉頭ㄇㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊthe area between or just above the eyebrows; the brow; the space where the eyebrows meet.
- 苦惱ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄠˇvexed; distressed; worried and troubled; feeling deep annoyance or mental suffering
- 艱苦ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇdifficult and strenuous; hard; arduous; involving great effort or hardship
- 臉龐ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄤˊface; the front of the head from forehead to chin; facial features; visage.
- 眉毛ㄇㄟˊ ㄇㄠˊeyebrow; the strip of hair above the eye that helps keep sweat and debris out.
- 丟臉ㄉㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄢˇto lose face; to be humiliated; to suffer embarrassment
- 吃苦ㄔ ㄎㄨˇto endure hardship; to suffer through difficulty; to bear pain or privation
- 翻臉ㄈㄢ ㄌㄧㄢˇto suddenly turn hostile; to fall out with someone; to change demeanor to anger