喜笑顏開
xǐ​xiào​yán​kāi

to be wreathed in smiles

  • created sense approved 喜笑颜开/喜笑顏開 · xǐ​xiào​yán​kāi · to be wreathed in smiles — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    喜笑颜开 / 喜笑顏開

    xǐ​xiào​yán​kāi

    to be wreathed in smiles

    grinning from ear to ear; beaming with happiness; to be wild with joy

    喜 (literal) → 喜 · xǐ · happy 笑 (literal) → 笑 · xiào · to smile or laugh 颜 (literal) → 颜/顏 · yán · face 开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to open

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

    created sense