kāi​kǒu​xiào

to smile broadly

  • created sense approved 开口笑/開口笑 · kāi​kǒu​xiào · kaikouxiao — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开口笑 / 開口笑

    kāi​kǒu​xiào

    kaikouxiao

    A type of fried pastry made from flour, butter, and eggs that splits open during cooking, resembling a laughing mouth.

    开口 (literal) → 开口/開口 · kāi​kǒu · to crack open 笑 (literal) → 笑 · xiào · to smile or laugh

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  • created sense approved 开口笑/開口笑 · kāi​kǒu​xiào · to smile broadly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开口笑 / 開口笑

    kāi​kǒu​xiào

    to smile broadly

    To open one's mouth and laugh or smile; used to describe a happy or optimistic mood.

    开口 (literal) → 开口/開口 · kāi​kǒu · to open one's mouth 笑 (literal) → 笑 · xiào · to smile or laugh

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 开口笑/開口笑 · kāi​kǒu​xiào · to split open — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开口笑 / 開口笑

    kāi​kǒu​xiào

    to split open

    To split or crack open in a way that resembles a wide smile, such as a worn-out shoe where the sole has detached from the upper.

    开口 (literal) → 开口/開口 · kāi​kǒu · to crack open 笑 (literal) → 笑 · xiào · to smile or laugh

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

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