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喜笑颜开
xǐ​xiào​yán​kāi

to be wreathed in smiles

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 喜 xǐ verbnoun
    happy
    to feel happy; to be delighted; to feel pleased
  2. 笑 xiào verb
    to smile or laugh
    to have a happy expression on one's face or make sounds expressing joy; to smile; to laugh
  3. 颜 顏 yán
    face
    (bound form) face; facial expression; countenance
  4. 开 開 kāi verbparticle
    to open
    to open; to unfold; to unseal; (of flowers) to bloom; to carve or cut open