Tā gāng nádào gōngzī, xǐshàngméishāo de zǒu chū bàngōngshì.
He'd just gotten his paycheck and walked out of the office with delight written all over his face.
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history
Found in the late-Qing novel 《儿女英雄传》: 思索良久，得了主意，不觉喜上眉梢 — 'After much thought he hit on a plan, and joy unconsciously rose to his brows.'
culture
In Chinese folk art, this is often illustrated with magpies (喜鹊) perched on plum (梅) branches — a visual pun, since 梅 (méi, plum) sounds like 眉 (méi, eyebrow).
