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笑逐颜开

笑逐顏開
xiàozhú-yánkāi
idiom #56,992

Meanings

  1. 1 to beam with pleasure; smiles spreading across the face
  2. 2 to light up with joy

Examples

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.
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.

Tips

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.'

Stroke Order

笑 xiào
逐 zhú
颜 yán
开 kāi