The fixed expression 笑得合不拢嘴 ('laughing so hard one can't close one's mouth') is extremely common - basically the Chinese way to say 'grinning ear to ear'.
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合 (hé, to join/close together) + 拢 (lǒng, to gather/draw together) - a doubled meaning that emphasises the bringing-together motion. Picture two halves of a clamshell pulling closed.
