笑逐颜开 in English xiao4 zhu2 yan2 kai1 Meaning

Meanings

  • smile spread across the face (idiomatic expression); beaming with pleasure
  • all smiles
  • joy written across one's face

Simplified Characters

笑 逐 颜 开

Traditional Characters

笑 逐 顏 開

Pinyin

xiao4 zhu2 yan2 kai1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

笑xiao4old variant of 笑[xiao4] 逐zhu2to pursue 颜yan2surname Yan 开kai1to open