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笑逐颜开 — “To beam with smiles”

笑逐颜开 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to beam with smiles”. To break into a broad smile, showing great joy. Literally, “smile follows the countenance and opens up”.

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笑逐颜开 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 笑xiào
  • 逐zhú
  • 颜yán
  • 开kāi

笑逐颜开 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
笑
xiào10smile, laugh, ridicule
逐
zhú11expel, pursue, or one by one
颜
yán15face, color
开
kāi4open, start, operate

Example Sentence with 笑逐颜开

听到好消息后,他立刻笑逐颜开,所有的烦恼都烟消云散了。
Upon hearing the good news, he immediately broke into a broad smile, and all his worries melted away.

Idioms Related to 笑逐颜开

Synonyms of 笑逐颜开

  • xǐ喜méi眉xiào笑yǎn眼beaming with joy
  • méi眉kāi开yǎn眼xiào笑to beam with joy

Antonyms of 笑逐颜开

  • yōu忧xīn心chōng忡chōng忡deeply worried and distressed
  • mèn闷mèn闷bù不lè乐gloomy and unhappy

More idioms starting with 笑

  • xiào笑bù不kě可yǎng仰laugh so hard one cannot stand
  • xiào笑zhōng中yǒu有dāo刀friendly on the outside, evil on the inside
  • xiào笑ào傲fēng风yuè月Live a carefree life, enjoying nature
  • xiào笑chù处cáng藏dāo刀hide a dagger behind a smile
  • xiào笑róng容kě可jū掬beaming with smiles
  • xiào笑róng容mǎn满miàn面beaming with joy
  • xiào笑bǐ比hé河qīng清rarely smiles, stern and serious
  • xiào笑ér而bù不dá答smile without answering
  • xiào笑yǔ语zhǐ指huī麾directing with laughter and conversation
  • xiào笑mào貌shēng声yīn音facial expression and manner of speaking
  • xiào笑lǐ里cáng藏dāo刀a knife hidden in a smile
  • xiào笑miàn面yè夜chā叉wolf in sheep's clothing

Questions about 笑逐颜开

What does 笑逐颜开 mean?
笑逐颜开 (xiào zhú yán kāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to beam with smiles”.
How do you pronounce 笑逐颜开?
笑逐颜开 is pronounced xiào zhú yán kāi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 笑逐颜开 literally mean?
Literally, 笑逐颜开 means “smile follows the countenance and opens up”. It is used to mean “to beam with smiles”.
What is the Chinese definition of 笑逐颜开?
逐:追随;颜:脸面,面容;开:舒展开来。笑得使面容舒展开来。形容满脸笑容,十分高兴的样子。
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