笑逐颜开

Traditional: 笑逐顏開

xiào zhú yán kāi

Dictionary entry

smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure

What does 笑逐颜开 mean?

笑逐颜开 (xiào zhú yán kāi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure

2all smiles

3joy written across one's face

Character breakdown

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笑xiàoold variant of 笑[xiao4]逐zhú(bound form) to pursue; to chase; to drive away · one by one; individually 颜Yánsurname Yan 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start

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笑逐颜开

xiào zhú yán kāi

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