knit the brows(zǎn méi kǔ liǎn)

knit the brows

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Cu á nm é IK ǔ Li ǎ n, which means frowning and suffering. It describes the extremely sad facial expression. It's from officialdom.

Notes on Idioms

Save: tight frown.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 11 of Li Baojia's officialdom in Qing Dynasty: "let's say that Mr. Zou took his bag and walked to the pawnshop. When Chao Feng opened the cupboard and saw that he was only willing to be four hundred copper coins, he could not help but ask Mr. Zou to be two more. Finally, he was four hundred and fifty. "

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing.

Examples

You look like a revolutionary soldier!

Chinese PinYin : zǎn méi kǔ liǎn