合不拢嘴
hé​bù​lǒng​zuǐ

to grin from ear to ear

  • created sense approved 合不拢嘴/合不攏嘴 · hé​bù​lǒng​zuǐ · to grin from ear to ear — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    合不拢嘴 / 合不攏嘴

    hé​bù​lǒng​zuǐ

    to grin from ear to ear

    Unable to close one's mouth due to happiness, amazement, or shock; grinning broadly; gobsmacked.

    hé​bu​lǒng​zuǐ

    合 (literal) → 合 · hé · to join 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 拢 (literal) → 拢/攏 · lǒng · to gather 嘴 (literal) → 嘴 · zuǐ · mouth

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense