pò​yán

to break into a smile

  • created sense approved 破颜/破顏 · pò​yán · to break into a smile — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    破颜 / 破顏

    pò​yán

    to break into a smile

    To break into a smile or show a happy expression; to grin.

    破 (literal) → 破 · pò · to break 颜 (literal) → 颜/顏 · yán · face

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 破颜/破顏 · pò​yán · to bloom — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    破颜 / 破顏

    pò​yán

    to bloom

    (literary) Of flowers, to begin to open or bloom.

    破 (literal) → 破 · pò · to break 颜 (literal) → 颜/顏 · yán · face

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

    created sense