眉开眼笑

Traditional: 眉開眼笑

méi kāi yǎn xiào

Dictionary entry

brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy

What does 眉开眼笑 mean?

眉开眼笑 (méi kāi yǎn xiào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy

2all smiles

Character breakdown

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眉méieyebrow · upper margin 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance 笑xiàoold variant of 笑[xiao4]

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How to pronounce 眉开眼笑

眉开眼笑

méi kāi yǎn xiào

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