sadness manifested on the countenance
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ō UX í ngy ú s è, which means that anxiety is expressed on the face and can not be restrained. It comes from the five elements annals of the old Tang Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
"The five elements annals of the old book of the Tang Dynasty:" in June of the fourth year, when the world was dry, locusts ate the fields, and their prayers were invalid, they were worried
Idiom usage
Every time I talk about the change of the world, I will die of depression. History of the Qing Dynasty: biography of song Weijun
Analysis of Idioms
Antonym: joy in the face
sadness manifested on the countenance
describe even to the trifling point - kè huà rù wēi