強顏歡笑

Chinese

		to reluctantly feign happiness; to assume a joyous mood reluctantly	to laugh heartily; belly laugh; guffaw
trad. (強顏歡笑)		強顏	歡笑
simp. (强颜欢笑)		强颜	欢笑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiǎngyánhuānxiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): koeng⁵ ngaan⁴ fun¹ siu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎngyánhuānxiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎngyánhuansiào
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiang³-yen²-huan¹-hsiao⁴
    • Yale: chyǎng-yán-hwān-syàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheangyanhuanshiaw
    • Palladius: цянъяньхуаньсяо (cjanʺjanʹxuanʹsjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: koeng⁵ ngaan⁴ fun¹ siu³
    • Yale: kéuhng ngàahn fūn siu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: koeng⁵ ngaan⁴ fun¹ siu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: kêng⁵ ngan⁴ fun¹ xiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰœːŋ¹³ ŋaːn²¹ fuːn⁵⁵ siːu̯³³/

Idiom

強顏歡笑

1. to put on a forced or strained smile