笑逐颜开

笑逐顏開

xiàozhú-yánkāi

idiom #56,992

Meanings

HSK 1

听到儿子考上大学，老两口笑逐颜开。

Tīngdào érzi kǎoshàng dàxué, lǎo liǎng kǒu xiàozhúyánkāi.

Hearing their son got into university, the old couple beamed with joy.

HSK 2

收到礼物后，孩子们一个个笑逐颜开。

Shōudào lǐwù hòu, háizi men yígege xiàozhúyánkāi.

After receiving the gifts, the children all lit up with smiles.

history

Used in 《水浒全传》 ch. 42: 宋江见了，喜从天降，笑逐颜开 - Song Jiang, overjoyed at an unexpected turn, 'felt joy fall from heaven and smiles spread across his face.'

笑 xiào

逐 zhú

颜 yán

开 kāi