憂頭憂面
Chinese
| worried | head; (noun suffix) | worried | face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (憂頭憂面) | 憂 | 頭 | 憂 | 面 | |
| simp. (忧头忧面) | 忧 | 头 | 忧 | 面 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iu-thâu-iu-bīn
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iu-thâu-iu-bīn
- Tâi-lô: iu-thâu-iu-bīn
- Phofsit Daibuun: iu'tau'iu'bin
- Sinological IPA (Taipei): /iu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ iu⁴⁴⁻³³ bin³³/
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ iu⁴⁴⁻³³ bin³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Idiom
憂頭憂面
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) with knitted brows and a doleful look; looking distressed