喜笑颜开

Traditional: 喜笑顏開

xǐ xiào yán kāi

Dictionary entry

grinning from ear to ear (idiom)

What does 喜笑颜开 mean?

喜笑颜开 (xǐ xiào yán kāi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1grinning from ear to ear (idiom)

2beaming with happiness

Character breakdown

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喜xǐto be fond of · to like 笑xiàoold variant of 笑[xiao4]颜Yánsurname Yan 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start

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How to pronounce 喜笑颜开

喜笑颜开

xǐ xiào yán kāi

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