笑容可掬

xiào róng kě jū

Dictionary entry

smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear

What does 笑容可掬 mean?

笑容可掬 (xiào róng kě jū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear

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笑xiàoold variant of 笑[xiao4]容Róngsurname Rong 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to approve; to permit 掬jūto hold in one's hands · classifier for a double handful

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笑容可掬

xiào róng kě jū

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