愁しゅう眉び

noun

worried look; melancholy air

Literary noun describing a facial expression of worry or sadness. Most often encountered in the set phrase 愁眉を開く (to feel relieved, to brighten up).

• 彼かれの冗じょう談だんに、ようやく彼かの女じょも愁しゅう眉びを開ひらいた。

  At his joke, she finally brightened up.

• 試し験けんが終おわって、学がく生せいたちは愁しゅう眉びを開ひらいた。

  After the exam, the students looked relieved.