knit one 's brows in despair
A Chinese idiom, CH ó um é IL è iy ǎ n in pinyin, means frowning with tears. It describes a sad look. It comes from Gui Er Ji by Zhang Duanyi of Song Dynasty.
Idiom usage
The daughter-in-law was so sad that she didn't dare to come into the hall. When she got to the bottom of the stairs, she knelt down and kowtowed.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: sad face antonym: happy face
The origin of Idioms
Zhang Duanyi of Song Dynasty wrote in the volume of GUI Er Ji: "after sitting for a long time, at the beginning of Geng Chu, Li Shi returned home with sad eyebrows, tears and eyelashes
Idiom explanation
Frowning with tears. Describe the look of sadness.
Chinese PinYin : chóu méi lèi yǎn
knit one 's brows in despair
pay attention to important points. dà chù zhuó yǎn