喜笑颜开 in English xi3 xiao4 yan2 kai1 Meaning

Meanings

  • grinning from ear to ear (idiomatic expression)
  • beaming with happiness

Simplified Characters

喜 笑 颜 开

Traditional Characters

喜 笑 顏 開

Pinyin

xi3 xiao4 yan2 kai1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

喜xi3to be fond of 笑xiao4old variant of 笑[xiao4] 颜yan2surname Yan 开kai1to open