破涕为笑 in English po4 ti4 wei2 xiao4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to turn tears into laughter (idiomatic expression); to turn grief into happiness

Simplified Characters

破 涕 为 笑

Traditional Characters

破 涕 為 笑

Pinyin

po4 ti4 wei2 xiao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

破po4broken 涕ti4tears 为wei4as (in the capacity of) 笑xiao4old variant of 笑[xiao4]