pò​tì​wéi​xiào

to smile through tears

  1. verb
    to break
    to break; to split; to cleave; to destroy
  2. tears
    (bound form) tears; to weep. This is the original meaning preserved in literary contexts and set phrases.
  3. wéi verbpreposition
    to be
    to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as
  4. to smile or laugh
    to have a happy expression on one's face or make sounds expressing joy; to smile; to laugh