<p>Its to signal disbelief or even disgust at something that just happened</p>

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2015-06-10T16:59:16.927Z
2015-06-10T16:59:16.927Z
mding5692
<p>There is '满脸黑线', but I think it just means 'scowling' because someone said/did something dumb. </p>

<p>Too much praying can get you a black mark:<a href="http://www.gowister.com/islam-answer-1488.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.gowister.com/islam-answer-1488.html</a></p>

<p>and here are some astrological aspects: <a href="http://askastrologer.com/articles/Forehead-reading.html" rel="nofollow">http://askastrologer.com/articles/Forehead-reading.html</a> </p>

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2015-06-09T01:06:32.517Z
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Pedroski
<p>It describes a situation where you don't know how to respond. Include but not limited to embarrassment and unexpected dramatic change.</p>

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2015-06-10T16:58:12.053Z
2015-06-10T16:58:12.053Z
Yi Shen
<p>It's not popping veins, but cold sweat for frustration or helplessness, usually as a response to something completely out of the line or out of the context.</p>

<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_iconography" rel="noreferrer">Wikipedia</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Parallel vertical lines with dark shading over the head or under the eye may represent mortification, fatigue, or horror. If the lines are wavy, it may represent disgust. A far cuter way to represent frustration/mortification is (mainly for female/ young female characters) they tend to puff out their cheeks while their line is delivered in a gruff voice, an elongated 3 showing puffed lips to show that puffed look more.</p>
</blockquote>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/CUaPK.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>Popping vein is visualized and then character-ized as '头上一个大大的<strong>井</strong>字'.
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/MAC4Y.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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2015-06-07T20:54:58.270Z
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NS.X.
<blockquote>
  <p>腦門子</p>
</blockquote>

<p>would be forehead.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>黑線</p>
</blockquote>

<p>is black lines.</p>

<p>Does it mean something like "veins popping on his forehead"?</p>

<translation>
What does "滿腦門子的黑線" mean?
# What does "滿腦門子的黑線" mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-07)

> 腦門子

would be forehead.

> 黑線

is black lines.

Does it mean something like "veins popping on his forehead"?

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2015-06-07. Score: 10 | Accepted answer

It's not popping veins, but cold sweat for frustration or helplessness, usually as a response to something completely out of the line or out of the context.

[Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_iconography):

> Parallel vertical lines with dark shading over the head or under the eye may represent mortification, fatigue, or horror. If the lines are wavy, it may represent disgust. A far cuter way to represent frustration/mortification is (mainly for female/ young female characters) they tend to puff out their cheeks while their line is delivered in a gruff voice, an elongated 3 showing puffed lips to show that puffed look more.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/CUaPK.jpg)

Popping vein is visualized and then character-ized as '头上一个大大的**井**字'.
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/MAC4Y.jpg)


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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-06-10. Score: 0

Its to signal disbelief or even disgust at something that just happened


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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-06-09. Score: 0

There is '满脸黑线', but I think it just means 'scowling' because someone said/did something dumb.

Too much praying can get you a black mark:<http://www.gowister.com/islam-answer-1488.html>

and here are some astrological aspects: <http://askastrologer.com/articles/Forehead-reading.html>


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### Answer by username_3 on 2015-06-10. Score: 0

It describes a situation where you don't know how to respond. Include but not limited to embarrassment and unexpected dramatic change.


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