顰蹙を買う

Reading

Kana: ひんしゅくをかう

Romaji: hinshukuwokau

Definition

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v5u

1

to displease someone; to make someone disgusted; to be frowned at

Kanji

顰

Readings: ヒン、 ひそ.める、 しか.める

Meanings: scowl, raise eyebrows

蹙

Readings: シュク、 セキ、 せ.まる

Meanings: a tight place, scowl, approaching

買

Readings: バイ、 か.う

Meaning: buy

Example Sentence

半角(はんかく)カタカナをインターネット上(じょう)の色(いろ)んな所(ところ)で使(つか)えば、いつか顰蹙(ひんしゅく)をかいまくる事(こと)になるよ。

➥If you go around the Internet, using half-width katakana in various places, eventually you're going to end up pissing off a lot of people.